Ranunculus Butterfly™ Galatea® - 5 Pack

5 Corms ship fall 2025 (see the shipping description below for details)

Ranunculus Butterfly™Galatea® produces glowing golden-orange blooms that bring serious warmth and color to spring arrangements and garden beds. This variety stands out for its early flowering habit, large blooms, and airy branching stems that keep producing over a long harvest window. The flowers catch the light beautifully, giving bouquets that soft, almost shimmering effect the Butterfly series is known for.

Bred by: Aya Engei.
Vibe: Soft, fresh, and quietly showy in all the right ways.

Butterfly ranunculus are the show-offs of the ranunculus world—and not in an annoying way. They’re special for a few solid reasons:

Petal Power (Literally)

Butterfly ranunculus have fewer petals than traditional ranunculus, but what they lack in volume, they make up for in drama. Their petals have a natural sheen, almost like they’ve been airbrushed with silk or dipped in gloss. That shine? It’s due to a waxy layer that gives them a soft, almost iridescent glow. They're not called “butterfly” for nothing—there's a delicate, airy vibe like fluttering wings.

Stems That Go the Distance

Unlike their fluffier cousins, butterfly ranunculus have tall, strong, and branching stems—usually producing 5–7 flowers per stem. That’s a ton of bloom bang for your buck. They’re basically multi-taskers in plant form, which is a dream for both gardeners and floral designers.

Tougher Than They Look

They seem dainty, but they’re actually hardier than the standard varieties—less prone to rot, more forgiving if your soil isn't perfect, and longer-lasting in the vase.

Color Variety That Slaps

They come in a mix of soft pastels to moody hues—peach, rose gold, smoky plum, lemon, bronze, even some with picotee edges (yeah, that's the fancy term for multicolored petals). Great for mixing or making a monochrome statement.

TL;DR:

Butterfly ranunculus are the effortlessly cool cousin of the standard ranunculus—low maintenance, high style, and wildly productive.

Want some for your garden or bouquets that don't look like everyone else's? Butterflys are the move.

Photo Credit: Fuirk & Green Works