About
This upright perennial spreads through suckering and features leaves made up of three leaflets. In late summer and autumn, it produces bowl-shaped flowers in a reddish-purple hue, with the outer tepals being smaller and darker than the inner ones.
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, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Suckering
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
- Toxicity
- Ingestion may cause mild stomach upset, contact may irritate skin. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow in any garden soil but avoid excessive winter wet, dislikes being moved around. Can spread rapidly once established.
- Pruning
- Cut back in late autumn
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in early spring or autumn, or propagate by root cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews