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Buttercups are bright yellow flowers that bloom in the spring and summer. They grow in fields and meadows, bringing a splash of color to nature's canvas.
Key details
- Height
- 15-50 cm
- Spread
- 10-30 cm
- Flower Size
- 1-3 cm
- Bloom Season
- Spring, Summer
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- Mild
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Traits
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What this page adds
The buttercups has bright, cup-shaped yellow flowers with a distinctive waxy, glossy sheen on its petals, making them appear to shimmer in the sun. Its leaves are deeply lobed and often grow in a rosette at the base of the plant. Unlike other yellow wildflowers, its petals look almost lacquered.
If you hold a buttercup under your chin, a yellow glow means you like butter!
Some buttercup species can grow underwater, changing their leaf shape to breathe!
The word 'buttercup' might come from how its bright color looks like golden butter!
