Ranunculus can be grown from bulb-like corms to flower during cool spring weather. Keep children and pets away from the bulbs and plants, as buttercups are toxic to people, dogs, cats, and horses.

They're truly one of the gems of the spring garden. Although they're often considered a spring-blooming bulb (like a tulips), the truth is that ranunculus grow from corms, a type of modified swollen ...