Common buttercup is a perennial plant, coming back and blooming year after year. The flower buds begin to develop during the prior year's late summer, notes the U. S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Are buttercups annuals or perennials?

Buttercups are half hardy perennials. Buttercup flowers look great as wildflowers, brightening up fields and hillsides. They are also at home in flower beds and rock gardens.

How long do buttercups last for?

The flowers are visited by a number of pollinating insects. Flowering lasts for 2 months, after which most seeds have ripened and shed. The first fruits appear in mid-June and peak fruiting is in mid-August.