Anemone nemorosa 'Royal Blue'

Also Known As

Crowfoot
Smell Fox
Windflower
Wood Anemone

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3"-4"
W: 10"-24"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Anemone nemorosa 'Royal Blue' plant details

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF Anemone nemorosa 'Royal Blue'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 10 IN - 24 IN - wide, 3 IN - 4 IN - tall
Flowers: blue blooms in spring
Uses: summer dormant, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Anemone nemorosa 'Royal Blue'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, 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. 'Royal Blue' has some of the bluest flowers of the wood anemones. 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.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Gorgeous little vernal creeper for the woodland edge, rarely taller than 6", foliage appearing in late winter blanketed in April and May with lavender blue flowers… very showy especially where it forms large patches. Let the rhizomes wander, they live in harmony with neighbors! Light shade, loamy organic soils; summer moisture delays the inevitable dormancy, can thrive on natural rainfall most years. Deer and critter resistant. USDA Zone 5-8 3" pot

By: Secret Garden Growers

Lavender-blue flowers with purple backs. One of the bluest. Spreading, easy to grow "filler" for the woodland garden or in front of a shady border. Prefers moist, humusy soil but tolerates drier soil in summer as they are then dormant.