Anemone sylvestris

Also Known As

Snowdrop Anemone
Windflower

Plant type

perennial, bulb / corm / tuber

size

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

planting zones

3a-9b

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Anemone sylvestris plant details

Anemone sylvestris is a broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies 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 sylvestris

Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: border plant, cutting garden, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Anemone sylvestris

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Arising from a mound of 5-lobed, finely-hairy leaves, 2" fragrant white flowers are a delight in spring and are followed by cottony seed heads. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Native to European meadows, this spring blooming wildflower displays simple elegance in the border or as a cut flower. White flowers on 12-18" stems are a wonderful complement to Bleeding Hearts, Peonies and Solomon's Seal. Fluffy seed heads add interest as the blossoms fade. Spreads by stolons rather quickly and can make a happy ground cover in a moderately moist soil.

By: Avant Gardens

Japanese Anemone or Windflower About 18" tall. White flowers in late spring to frost. Deeply cut green leaves. Likes woodland conditions.

By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

Snowdrop anemone is an early-blooming species with finely-cut, rough-textured foliage that holds forth white fragrant flowers with yellow stamens in early spring. This species is rhizomatous so the clumps can spread. Best in part shade.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

With Old World allure, its sweet smelling bounty of yellow-eyed, satiny white blossoms has been lighting up gardens for over 400 years. Atop straight 18 in. stems, delicate cup-shaped single flowers offer a repeat bloom come fall, and later develop decorative cottonlike seed heads. Deeply cut, palmate green leaves form a lustrous dense ground cover that naturalizes easily in loamy soil and bright shade. Amenable to full sun where its cool and full shade where its warm, this ethereal beauty detests desert heat, can accompany early flowering spring bulbs and may periodically need its vigorous rhizomes curbed.