About

This perennial forms compact clumps and features finely textured, mid-green leaves. It produces solitary, pale pink flowers resembling anemones, which emerge in early March and may continue blooming into early summer.

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
Cottage and informal garden, Rock 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