About
Anemone blanda 'White Flowered' is a perennial that reaches a height of up to 15 cm, rapidly creating expansive clumps. It features broad, oval, segmented leaves that are dark green with distinct lobed leaflets. In spring, white flowers, measuring 3-4 cm across, emerge above the foliage.
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
- Chalk, 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
- Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden, City and courtyard gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, humus-rich soil or a light, sandy soil in sun although tolerates partial shade. Needs dry dormancy after flowering. Mulch for winter protection. Can be grown in a container if garden soil not suitable. See anemone cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division of tubers in summer when the foliage dies down and the plants are dormant
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf eelworms and damage from caterpillars and slugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews