Ranunculus Romance Get Lucky®

Ranunculus Romance Get Lucky® Bulbs

“Japanese Premium Romance™ Series Ranunculus – Multi Bloom Stem – Florist Grade”

Ranunculus Romance Get Lucky® belongs to the advanced Romance™ breeding collection developed by Japanese breeder. Unlike conventional garden ranunculus cultivars bred primarily for ornamental bedding use, the Romance™ collection was specifically developed bred to create oversized peony-like flowers with exceptional stem length and premium florist performance.

Standard ranunculus flowers typically remain much smaller and are primarily selected for garden bedding use.The Romance™ collection represents a completely different breeding category developed for luxury international floristry.

Get Lucky® is distinguished by producing exceptionally large flowers with intense bright red coloration. According to breeder specifications, this cultivar stands out specifically because of its unusually large bloom size, making it one of the strongest red selections within the Romance™ professional cut flower collection. Under optimal growing conditions, flowers can reach approximately 11 cm in diameter — significantly larger than conventional ranunculus cultivars.

The cultivar develops long strong stems suitable for professional harvesting and produces abundant flowers with excellent post-harvest longevity. Compared with conventional ranunculus varieties commonly available in mass-market production, Romance™ cultivars represent a significantly more advanced breeding category developed specifically for premium international floriculture markets.

Romance™ Get Lucky® is not a standard garden ranunculus. It belongs to a new generation of elite Japanese florist genetics developed for luxury international flower markets where flower size, stem quality, and visual impact are prioritized far beyond ordinary ornamental cultivars.

Variety Details

• Botanical Name: Ranunculus asiaticus
• Series: Romance™
• Cultivar: Get Lucky®
• Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial (grown seasonally)
• Corm Type: Premium florist-grade corm
• Family: Ranunculaceae
• Uses: Premium cut flower production, containers, landscaping
• Flower Color: Bright red
• Flower Size: Very large flowers
• Stem Quality: Long strong florist stems
• Crop Temperature: Cold cultivation, frost free

Key Features

• Premium Romance™ Japanese genetics
• Extra-large flowers reaching 11 cm diameter
• Luxurious peony-like flower form rarely seen in standard ranunculus
• Brilliant bright red flower color
• Long strong florist-grade stems
• Developed specifically for premium cut flower production
• Excellent vase life
• Significantly larger flowers than conventional ranunculus
• Elite collector-grade cultivar

Germination Instructions

• Romance series ranunculus requires a longer pre-sprouting period than standard or Butterfly series corms — allow 3–4 weeks for corm sprouting before transplanting, as the larger, chunkier Romance corms take more time to activate than smaller corm types.
• Before planting, soak the dry claw-shaped corms in room-temperature water for 3–4 hours only — no longer, as over-soaking causes rot.
• Plant the corms claws-down at a depth of 5 cm, spacing 15–20 cm apart, in well-drained, fertile soil.
• For maximum bloom size, allow the flowers to open and close for three days before harvest.
• Use a knife or snippers to cut the stem at ground level — never pull the stems from the bulb, as this can damage the plant.
• Do not water immediately after planting — wait until the first shoots emerge above soil level before beginning regular watering, as overwatering dormant corms is the most common cause of rot.
• In Kuwait, plant corms directly outdoors in October once temperatures have moderated. Flowering typically follows 90–120 days after planting under suitable cool-season conditions.

Growing Tips

• Timing the harvest makes a big difference with Romance varieties.
• Cut blooms at the “marshmallow stage” — once they have colored up and feel springy like a marshmallow but before they fully open.
• The harvest window is typically 2–4 weeks depending on conditions.
• Store cut stems in cold water at 1–4°C until use. Get Lucky® performs best in full sun with cool growing temperatures — it is a genuine cool-season flower that will not tolerate heat at any stage.
• Water consistently once growth is established, keeping soil evenly moist but never waterlogged, as the large tuberous roots are highly susceptible to rot in saturated conditions. Feed lightly with a balanced fertilizer once foliage is well developed and continue through the flowering period.
• Given the single large bloom per stem architecture of the Romance series, staking is generally unnecessary as the sturdy stems are bred to remain upright without support. Deadhead or harvest spent stems at ground level to encourage continued stem production from the established corm.
• After flowering finishes and foliage begins to yellow naturally, allow the plant to die back fully before lifting the corms for storage in a cool, dark, dry location.

Gulf Planting Season

• Plant corms outdoors: October, once temperatures begin to moderate
• Pre-sprouting period: Allow 3–4 weeks before shoots emerge — longer than Butterfly series
• Flowering: Typically December through March (90–120 days after planting)
• Harvest stage: Cut at marshmallow stage — springy but not fully open
• Lift and store corms: After foliage dies back naturally in late spring, before summer heat arrives
• Note: Romance™ Get Lucky® is a genuine cool-season-only flower in Kuwait’s climate and cannot tolerate the warmer months at any stage of its growth cycle.
• The Romance series corms are larger and chunkier than standard or Butterfly series corms and require an additional 3–4 weeks of patience during the pre-sprouting stage before shoots emerge — this extended dormancy period is normal and expected for the series, and the large, exceptional blooms that follow are worth the additional wait.
• Planting corms in October allows establishment through the mild autumn weeks before flowering through the coolest part of winter and into early spring. Avoid watering immediately after planting — the dormant corms are highly prone to rot before sprouting begins.
• Harvest at the marshmallow stage for maximum vase life — up to two weeks when stems are stored correctly in cold water at 1–4°C until arrangement.

Companion Planting

• Get Lucky® is primarily grown for its outstanding ornamental and premium cut flower value.
• Its compact basal habit and cool-season flowering window make it an effective bedding companion alongside other cool-season ornamentals.
• The deep red color of Get Lucky® provides one of the most visually dominant anchor tones available in the cool-season garden — a single stem in an arrangement or a group of plants in a border planting immediately draws the eye and structures the composition around itself.
• In mixed cool-season plantings, Get Lucky® pairs most effectively with white, cream, or pale pink companions — Cosmos Double Click Snow Puff, lisianthus, or pale ranunculus varieties from the same series — where the red intensity is framed rather than competed with.

Garden & Floristry Uses

• Romance™ Get Lucky® was developed specifically for the premium cut flower market and is particularly valued by professional florists for producing oversized blooms with strong stems suitable for luxury bouquets and high-end floral arrangements.
• Its peony-like flower structure and exceptional bloom size make it ideal for wedding bouquets, luxury floral compositions, exhibition flowers, and collectors seeking rare elite ranunculus genetics.
• Unlike conventional ranunculus commonly used for seasonal bedding, the Romance™ collection is positioned as a professional florist cultivar developed specifically for premium international floriculture markets.