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General Subjects => Plants Wanted Or For Exchange => Topic started by: mark smyth on July 15, 2012, 12:53:05 PM

Title: Ranunculus auricomus - Goldlicks buttercup
Post by: mark smyth on July 15, 2012, 12:53:05 PM

Does anyone grow Ranunculus auricomus the Goldilocks buttercup? Is it a worthy garden plant?

Title: Re: Ranunculus auricomus - Goldlicks buttercup
Post by: Maggi Young on July 15, 2012, 03:21:37 PM

I don't think even Cliff 'Ranunculus' Booker would grow it in his garden. :P

Title: Re: Ranunculus auricomus - Goldlicks buttercup
Post by: mark smyth on July 15, 2012, 03:25:47 PM

you bad!

I met a Lily yesterday and she looked like your Lily so I asked if she was abducted ...

Title: Re: Ranunculus auricomus - Goldlicks buttercup
Post by: Hoy on July 15, 2012, 04:45:43 PM

Quote from: Maggi Young on July 15, 2012, 03:21:37 PM

I don't think even Cliff 'Ranunculus' Booker would grow it in his garden. :P

Maggi, I have planted it in my semi wild garden! The foliage is nice ;)

Title: Re: Ranunculus auricomus - Goldlicks buttercup
Post by: Hoy on July 15, 2012, 04:47:12 PM

Quote from: mark smyth on July 15, 2012, 12:53:05 PM

Does anyone grow Ranunculus auricomus the Goldilocks buttercup? Is it a worthy garden plant?

Mark, as I told Maggi, I do grow it and the leaves are nice.

Title: Re: Ranunculus auricomus - Goldlicks buttercup
Post by: Alan_b on July 16, 2012, 06:58:43 AM

For the ignorant amongst us, why is it called "Goldilocks Buttercup"?

Title: Re: Ranunculus auricomus - Goldlicks buttercup
Post by: gote on July 16, 2012, 08:38:48 AM

auricomus means gold hair in latin.
Göte

Title: Re: Ranunculus auricomus - Goldlicks buttercup
Post by: Alan_b on July 16, 2012, 11:29:03 AM

Than you, Göte, but that only half-answers the question: I'll rephrase it. 

For the ignorant amongst us, why is it called the "Goldilocks Buttercup" in both English and Latin?

Title: Re: Ranunculus auricomus - Goldlicks buttercup
Post by: gote on July 17, 2012, 10:11:16 AM

Linné probably found it more hairy than others when he was giving it a name. However, it is difficult to know the reason for individual names given a quarter millenium ago. The English name is probably a translation from Latin. The Swedish name can be translated as "May-butter-flower" and gives no clue to what was in his mind and is probably fairly latish anyway.
Hope I have added to the confusion. ;D
Göte