About
Anemone hortensis is a perennial that typically grows to a height of around 45 cm. It features deeply lobed, palmate leaves in a medium green hue. In the spring, it produces upright stems that bear fragrant, solitary flowers measuring up to 6 cm in diameter. These blooms can vary in color from white and pale blue to pinkish-mauve, with prominent purplish stamens and blue anthers at their centers.
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
- 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
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Wildflower meadow, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants
- Native to
- Mediterranean
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, humus-rich soil in sun or part shade. See anemone cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, sowing in containers in a cold frame when ripe; or propagate by division of tubers in summer when 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