About
Anemone nemorosa 'Robinsoniana' is a perennial plant that grows up to 20 cm tall, featuring finely divided foliage. It produces individual flowers measuring 3-4 cm across, which display a light lavender-blue hue on the inside and a greyish-cream color on the underside.
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
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs, 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
- Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in partial shade. Drier conditions tolerated when dormant in summer
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division of rhizomes after the leaves have died down
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf eelworms, caterpillars and slugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews