| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | March 1, 2023 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Quantity | 3,500,000 |
| Denomination |
 PERMANENT™ (P).Current monetary value: $0.92. |
| Series | Ranunculus |
| Series Time Span | 2023 |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
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This year’s flower stamp issue depicts Ranunculus asiaticus on 2 stamps. The annual flower issue is a bestseller, and often used to mail wedding stationery such as invitations. It’s also popular stamp among Canadian gardeners.
About the flower
Ranunculus asiaticus, also known as Persian buttercup, is native to southwestern Asia, southern Europe and northern Africa. The plant may have arrived in northern Europe during the Crusades but was not cultivated widely until the 17th century.
The name Ranunculus comes from the Latin words for “little frog” because many species grow near streams. However, Ranunculus asiaticus is partial to sunny hillsides and pastures.
Known for radiant, rose-like blossoms, Ranunculus may be single or double flowered. It has gossamer-thin petals and grows in a palette of colours. Florists and gardeners love them, and they are a popular choice for wedding bouquets and centrepieces.
Traditionally, offering these blooms is a way of saying, “I’m dazzled by your charms!”
Once again, Canada Post welcomes spring with its annual flower issue. The 2023 stamps feature the lavish, rose-like blossoms of Ranunculus asiaticus, one of the many varieties of ranunculus that are a favourite of florists and gardeners and a popular choice for wedding bouquets, centrepieces and containers.
Native to southwestern Asia, southern Europe and northern Africa, Ranunculus asiaticus is also known as Persian buttercup. The name Ranunculus comes from the Latin words for “little frog,” since many species grow near streams – although the variety shown on the stamps is more partial to sunny hillsides and pastures. While the wild Ranunculus is usually yellow, cultivated blooms can be orange, red, violet or various shades of pink.
Designed by Stéphane Huot, with images by Veronique Meignaud, the stamps are available in booklets of 10 and coils of 50, as well as collectible coil strips of 4 and 10 stamps. The Official First Day Cover is cancelled in Goderich, Ontario, considered one of the prettiest towns in Canada.