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Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal'

Also Known As

  • Anemone nemerosa 'Vestal'
  • Vestal Wood Anemone

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 4"-6"
  • W: 6"-12"

planting zones

  • 4a-9b

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Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal' plant details

Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, average, clay, gritty, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 4 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: cutting garden, easy-to-grow, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: acidic, average, clay, gritty, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Anemone nemorosa is a charming woodland ground cover that produces cute little one inch wide flowers in early spring above nicely dissected foliage. 'Vestal' is a beautiful double form where the centres are filled with a delicate dome of tiny white petals surrounded by a ring of normal sized petals. Known as wood anemone or windflower, plant them around dark flowered hellebores to help show them off against the dark soil or as an ephemeral ground cover beneath deciduous trees and shrubs. They will go dormant in mid to late summer.
Looking very delicate, contrary to its tough constitution, this 4" tall windflower has showy flowers, white bracts surrounding a central white pompom. Minimum temperature: -30°F
Adored by all who behold it, this charming European woodland plant boasts the choicest double Wood Anemone flowers in cultivation. Six ray petals, pure as the driven snow, encompass a fluffy white central tuft of distinctively gathered petaloid stamens. The elegant, long lasting 1 in. blooms repose upon low ferny mats of ephemeral spring leaves that show off a purplish sheen when young and disappear come summer.
The best-formed double wood anemone available with medium sized white, button-like flowers. A great spring ephemeral that everybody loves. Often sold dry and withered, we will sell moist pips.
Pure white with a crested button center, it is large flowered and very showy however it has been rather slow to increase so far for us. ZONE 4
Blooms: spring, white, double/ deciduous, clumping groundcover Zone 4-9. 6", Europe, part shade-shade, moist-dry, well drained
Double Wood Anemone. 6" tall. Zones 4-8 Produces masses of star-shaped double white flowers in spring and early summer above deeply cut green leaves. Likes woodland conditions.

By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

A spring delight, this tiny (6"t) but amazingly beautiful slow carpeter produces 1" pure-white shade-brightening flowers, each one with a ring of petals surrounding a very-double pompom-gardenia center. PSh/Med

Gardening facts about Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal' plant

How to Grow Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal'

  • Sun Exposure

    • mostly sun - shade
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - drought tolerant
  • Water Needs

    • dry in summer
  • Soil Needs

    • clay
    • acidic
    • adaptable
    • average
    • well-drained
    • rich
    • gritty
  • Special Situation

    • verticillium wilt resistant

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • white
  • Wildlife

    • bees
    • deer resistant
  • Flower Season

    • spring
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous

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  • even moisture - regular
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