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Ranunculaceae
Spring Pheasant's Eye
Adonis vernalis
Fond memories.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Adonis
- Native to
- Europe, Central Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 0.5-1 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, calcareous soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 4-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Spring Pheasant's Eye blooms extremely early, sometimes pushing through late snow to display its bright yellow petals.
- The glossy petals act like tiny satellite dishes, reflecting and concentrating sunlight to warm visiting pollinators.
- It grows painfully slowly, sometimes taking 5 to 7 years from seed to first bloom in the garden.
- The plant contains adonitoxin and cymarin, cardiac glycosides that have been used in Russian folk medicine for heart conditions.
- It is the national flower of the Adyghe people of the Caucasus region and features in their cultural traditions.
Color meanings
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cherished remembrance
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bitter-sweet recollection