Fact: Buttercups do not taste like butter! They taste absolutely terrible!! Fred learned that the hard way.
Did you know that the scientific name of a buttercup is "Ranunculus" which means "little frog?" This is because they often inhabit areas near water, just like small frogs. Buttercups may be nasty (& toxic if eaten by humans) but at least they have cool names.
I am abit puzzled Chris - is this a buttercup? I have only ever seen the yellow ones... Interesting factual info and a very cute capture of Fred with pollen all on his little nose.
@stephanies - Thank you!!! Everyone around here calls these pink buttercups. So I just assumed that they were a pink coloration. But your question made me want to do further research. I've found out that even though buttercup is a common name for them, it is not a true buttercup but a species known as evening primrose. It still tastes terrible though. :P
That is so interesting Chris, and what a sweet name, pink buttercups! Thank you for looking into this for me. I had no idea this was how the evening primrose flower looked! I have heard of evening primrose as I believe they extract oil from this flower to make into a health supplement.
@stephanies You're welcome! You're absolutely right. It's amazing all the heath uses flowers can have! Like buttercups, evening primroses also come in yellow. I haven't seen any of those around here yet.
love the title and the wistful look in Fre's eyes. I am amazed at how expressive his little face is. We have yellow buttercups here. Thanks again for the interesting information
