About
This perennial forms dense clumps, reaching a height of approximately 1 meter. Its leaves are a mid-green hue, featuring three lobes with wavy edges in their early growth. From summer through autumn, slender stems bear semi-double flowers measuring around 6 centimeters in diameter. Each flower consists of roughly 12 slender, slightly curled petals surrounding a central cluster of yellow stamens.
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
- North-facing, East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Coastal, City and courtyard gardens, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow in any garden soil but avoid excessive winter wet, dislikes being moved around. Can spread rapidly once established and has the potential to become a nuisance. See anemone cultivation
- Pruning
- Cut back flowered stems in late autumn
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in early spring or autumn, or propagate by root cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf eelworms and damage from caterpillars and slugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Powdery mildews