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Amur Adonis

Adonis amurensis

Also called Amur Pheasant's Eye

Amur adonis (Adonis amurensis) is a hardy perennial from northeast Asia with bright golden yellow, buttercup-like flowers in early spring. It does best in cool, well-drained soil in a sunny or lightly shaded spot, and the foliage dies back after flowering.

Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as: Perennial
Light: Part shade, Full sun
Water: Keep soil evenly moist in spring, then water less once the plant goes dormant in summer.
Soil: Humus-rich, moist but well-drained loam.
Temperature: Hardy to about -30 °C; prefers cool conditions and dislikes prolonged summer heat.
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: All parts contain cardiac glycosides and other irritant compounds that can cause nausea, vomiting and heart rhythm problems if eaten; contact may irritate skin.
Native range: Russian Far East to NE. China and N. Japan
Climate: temperate

About

Adonis amurensis, commonly known as Amur adonis and pheasant's eye, is a perennial plant with a golden yellow flower belonging to the Ranunculales order, and native to China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), Japan (Hokkaido), Korea, and Russian Far East (Primorye, Amur, Sakhalin). The Japanese name Fukujusō means fortune-longevity-plant.

Other Adonis plants

Summer pheasant's eye · Blooddrops

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Adonis amurensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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