Buy Anemone rivularis

Also Known As

Anemone leveillei
Himalayan Windflower
Riverside Windflower
Woodland Anemone

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 15"-18"

planting zones

5a-9b

4" pot | $17

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Anemone rivularis plant details

Anemone rivularis is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer lavender and white flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Anemone rivularis

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 15 IN - 18 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender and white blooms in summer
Uses: cottage garden, cutting garden, floriferous

GROWING CONDITIONS for Anemone rivularis

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

(RIVERSIDE WINDFLOWER) Clump forming cultivar with erect, leafy flowering stems 2’ tall over 12-24” clumps May, June and July. Showy 1?” flowers are white petaled with indigo blue anthers. Most soils, woodland site, sun to part shade…moist during growth and bloom season. USDA Z5-9 4” pot

By: Secret Garden Growers

This elegant Chinese denizen presents delicate single white flowers with a smoky halo of deep blue-violet stamens, surrounding green centers, and mauve flushed backsides. An illuminated choice for the woodland garden, Anemone leveillei's low mound of deeply divided and somewhat hirsute dark green leaves can be massed amid ferns and wild gingers in humus-rich soil.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Loose umbels of 10-20 white flowers, 1-2" across each, blue-purple on the reverse and prominent blue anthers. Prefers a moist soil, especially in sun.

By: Edelweiss Perennials

May through June white saucer flowers with soft indigo-blue exterior petals and violet-blue anthers top 18" stems. This could be called a clumper or a slow traveler. Most commonly from moist meadows, forest margins, and stream and lake-sides of the vast Himalayan region, A. rivularis prefers enough water (not boggy) and rich soil.