RANUNCULUS 1;

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Pronounced ran-UN-kew-lus. The Latin name ranunculus means "little frog". They originated in the The Middle East, hence their alternative name "Turban Buttercup".

The intricate flowers of Ranunculus create a spectacular display, especially when grown en masse. Many spring flowers provide colour, but the palette is mostly limited to blue, yellow, or muted tones of other shades. This cannnot be said of the rannunculas, they have a wonderful array of colours, yellow, white, red, pink, orange, and and copper, either peony flowered or open flowered, with dark or yellow centres.

Ranunculus belong to the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) and is the cultured cousin of the Marsh Marigold. They are derived from a species native to southwest Asia and southeast Europe, where summers are dry and hot but springs are cool and moist. They flower in winter and spring.

2Rivina Family: Phytolaccaceae. Rivina humilis Genus of 3 species from Southern US and tropical America. Rivina Humilis is herbaceous plant to 4 feet, sometimes woody at base; leaves ovate to oblong, thin, to 4 inches long, petioles slender; racemes slender, loose, to 8 inches long; flowers greenish to rosy; fruit bright red, 3/16 inch in diameter. This plant needs bright light, warmth in winter.