About
Anemonella thalictroides 'Cameo' is a tuberous perennial that reaches a height of 15 cm and can spread up to 30 cm in width. Its foliage consists of finely divided leaves. During the spring and into early summer, it produces double flowers that start as a very pale pink and gradually transition to white, measuring up to 2 cm across.
About the genus
Anemonella consists of compact, tuberous perennials that form clumps. They feature finely divided, fern-like foliage and produce small clusters of cup-shaped blooms during the spring and early summer months.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Rock garden, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist, moderately fertile, humus-rich soil in part shade. Tubers may rot in very wet soils
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Divide young plants in early spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free