I just love spring. So many flowers and so much color. I got these little beauties at the florist a few days ago and they just seem to be getting prettier.
From www.flowers.org.uk
Ranunculus belong to the Buttercup family and is the cultured cousin of the Marsh Marigold. Its name is from the Latin for little frog. In fairy tales frogs are apt to change into princes and it was an Asian prince in just such a story who gave his name to this flower, which grows naturally in swampy ground. The prince was so good-looking that he was loved by everyone. He also had a beautiful voice but this was his undoing. He loved the open country and sang delightful songs in the presence of nymphs. He did not have the courage to declare his love to them and this haunted him so much that he died. After his death he was changed into the flower with delicate tissuey petals which bears his name.
