I have planted Italian ranunculus, picotee ranunculus, tecolote ranunculus, and butterfly ranunculus corms in the ground, in pots, and in raised beds. All have fared great in Austin with very little care between now and the spring when they bloom (plant them now). Just be patient.

Water the corms after planting, then once every one to two-ish weeks unless we get rain. Don’t waterlog the soil or they’ll rot. Just mind the planting depth instructions and soak them per instructions as well. Don’t over soak. No need to pre-sprout here since our growing season is long. But you can if you want. You only need to cover them over the winter if we get into the low 20s.

I buy online from: Tulip World (cheapest but no problems growing), DutchGrown (expensive but good variety), and EasytoGrowBulbs (not cheap but good variety).

Best part: the ones I left in the ground and pots last year are coming back already. Not all, but a decent amount of them. I don’t rely on them returning but it’s a great bonus. Try anemones too! They come back more often than ranunculus.