About
Anemone palmata is a clump-forming perennial that reaches up to 30 cm tall. It features fleshy, rounded basal leaves that are mid-green and exhibit 3-5 shallowly toothed lobes. In the spring, the plant produces tall stems that support solitary or paired yellow flowers, each measuring up to 3.5 cm in diameter.
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
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
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, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in sun or part shade. May need winter mulch protection in cold areas or grow in an alpine house or bulb frame. See anemone cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, sowing them 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