Family: Ranunculaceae
Scientific Name: Anemone nemerosa
Common Name: Wood Anemone cultivar
| Description | A good perennial for the bright to dappled shade area of the garden. |
| Pronunciation | (a-NEM-o-nee)(nem-o-RO-sa) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (3)4 |
| Sunlight | bright shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | humusy, slightly acid preferred |
| Flowers | native color is white, blue and pink clones available, consists of 5-8 sepals (often described as tepals), has little to no sent, lacks nectar |
| Leaves | 3 times divided, deeply toothed linear segments, creeps slowly by rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 6-8" tall, spread 12 plus inches, spreads to form a carpet |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Native Europe to Siberia. |
| Misc Facts | The root, leaves, juice have at times been used for medicinal purposes. |
| Author's Notes | A did a quick search and one nursery listed 10 different cultivars of this plant. |
| Notes & Reference | #4-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #36-Encyclopedia of Perennials (Christopher Woods) |
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