A kaleidoscope of ranunculus at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad

Roger Boddaert

Special to the Village News

In the community of Carlsbad exists 100 years of cultivated flora history and, today, ranunculus flowers grow in profusion on that land to anoint the earth with vibrant colorful flowers in springtime. The land has supported vegetables and gladiolus blooms for years and is now dedicated to the ranunculus flowers from Asia Minor on 50 acres of prime real estate. The grounds are now set aside as an agricultural preserve and will remain forever as a working farm, which is a good thing.

The ranunculus flower collection is in the buttercup family and has 13...