Anemone sylvestris

Description

(Snowdrop windflower)

Part Sun            Zones: 4 – 8

Habit: upright             H: 18″  x  W: 12 – 18″

Anemone sylvestris is a spring-blooming anemone that features cup-shaped, 1.5 – 2″ diameter, fragrant, 5 – sepaled, white flowers with yellow anthers in the center. Flowers are borne singly on upright stems growing to 18″ tall above medium green, deeply-lobed foliage. Flowers give way to white, woolly seed heads. Repeat blooming may occur in the cooler weather of early autumn. It is a rhizomatous plant that forms spreading patches.

Cultivation: Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in part shade. Tolerates full shade. Prefers moist, sandy-humusy soils. Can be very aggressive in loose soils, but spreads less in clay soils.

Utilization: Excellent spring flower for the part sun or woodland garden. Good for naturalized areas or wild gardens.

Photo courtesy of Missouri Botanical Garden

Size: 2 quart premium pot