About
Anemone blanda 'Violet Star' is a low-growing perennial that reaches a height of 15 cm and rapidly develops into expansive clumps. Its foliage consists of broad, segmented dark green leaves with lobed leaflets, both stem and basal. In spring, it produces sizable amethyst flowers measuring up to 4 cm in diameter, each featuring white undersides on the petals, which bloom prominently above the leaf canopy.
About the genus
Anemone consists of herbaceous perennials characterized by their fibrous, rhizomatous, or tuberous root systems. The leaves are palmately lobed, and the flowers typically take the form of saucers, each usually featuring five petals.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist but well-drained humus-rich soil in part shade. Drier conditions are tolerated when dormant in summer. Ideal for woodland planting or a wild garden, but has the potential to become a nuisance in favourable conditions. See anemone cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division of tubers in summer when the foliage dies down and they are dormant
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf eelworms and damage from caterpillars and slugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Powdery mildews