Anemone nemorosa 'Blue Eyes'

Also Known As

Blue Eyes Wood Anemone

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3"-6"
W: 9"-18"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Anemone nemorosa 'Blue Eyes' plant details

Anemone nemorosa 'Blue Eyes' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring blue and white flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. 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 'Blue Eyes'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 9 IN - 18 IN - wide, 3 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: blue and white blooms in spring
Uses: cutting garden, showy, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Anemone nemorosa 'Blue Eyes'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly 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 the nicely dissected foliage. 'Blue Eyes' is a special cultivar with ruffly, white, double flowers centred with a purple-blue to cobalt blue eye. The flower reverses are also flushed blue. Use wood anemones to help show off dark flowered hellebores against the dark soil or as an ephemeral ground cover beneath deciduous trees and shrubs.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Choice selection of the Wood Anemone with flowers densely packed with numerous small white petals which appear all white at first but as the flowers mature or awaken, a central blue eye is revealed which is quite delightful. I go through a similar slow process every morning and tell myself that it is the same delightful end result.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Very happy to be able to list this. A. nemorosa is a perfectly wonderful, tough spring ephemeral for shade, with, in this form, frilly double white flowers with a distinct dark blue eye in the very center. Rather similar to the also lovely 'Bracteata Pleniflora' but without the green in the flower. Zone 4