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Anemone
Windflower
RANUNCULACEAE
Herbaceous
Perennials

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Anemone. nemorosa
robinsoniana |
Anemone. pavonina |

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A genus of spring,
summer, and autumn flowering perennials; Some tuberous or rhizomatous,
and with mainly rounded cup-shaped flowers. Leaves are generally
rounded, to oval, and usually divided into 3-15 leaflets.
Most anemones thrive in
well-drained, but moisture retentive, humus rich soil in full sun or
partial shade.
Sap may irritate the
skin.
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Anemone.
apennina
Apennine Anemone
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Form:
Spreading rhizomatous perennial
Height: 6-8in (15-20cm)
Spread: 6-8in (15-20cm)
Leaves: are fern-like, and have 3 deeply toothed lobes.
Flowers: Each stem carries a large upright flower, in white, pink
or blue, with 10-20 narrow petals.
Fully Hardy
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Anemone.
blanda
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Form: Tuberous
perennials
Var White Splendour
Height: 2-4in (5-10cm)
Spread: 4-6in (10-15cm)
Leaves: are semi-erect, and have three deeply toothed lobes.
In early spring bears flattish, white flowers 1.5-2in (4-5cm) across,
with 9-14 narrow petals.
Var Radar
Height:
2-4in (5-10cm)
Spread: 4-6in (10-15cm)
Leaves: are semi-erect, and have three deeply toothed lobes.
In early spring bears flattish, white-centred, deep reddish-carmine
flowers 1.5-2in (4-5cm) across, with 9-14 narrow petals.
Var Atrocaerulea
Height: 2-4in (5-10cm)
Spread: 4-6in (10-15cm)
Leaves: are semi-erect, dark green, and have three deeply toothed
lobes.
In early spring bears flattish, white-centred, bright-blue flowers
1.5-2in (4-5cm) across, with 9-14 narrow petals.
Var Ingramii
Purple backed deep-blue flowers.
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Anemone.
coronaria
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Tuberous
perennial
Height 2-10in (5-25cm)
Spread 4-6in (10-15cm)
Leaves are parsley-like, divided and semi-erect
Flowers: Each stiff stem carries a large, 5-8 petalled, shallowly
cup-shaped flower in shades of purple, blue, pink or red.
Frost hardy ~ Hardy in all mild winter areas.
Garden Varieties include De Caen and
St Bridget Groups, which have larger flowers and range in colours
from white, through red to blue.
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Anemone.
x fulgens
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Semi-erect
tuberous perennials
Height 4-12in (10-30cm)
Spread 3-4in (8-10cm)
Leaves are basal, semi-erect, and deeply divided.
Flowers are carried on a stout stem during spring or early summer, being
bright red, 2-3in (5-7cm) across, and having 10 to 15 petals.
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Anemone.
hepatica
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See Hepatica.
noblis
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Anemone.
hortensis

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Form:
Upright perennial
Height: 18in (45cm)
Spread:
Foliage: A rosette of 3-lobed divided leaves grows at the base of the plant, and
a whorl of narrow bracts grows about half way up the stem.
Flowers: This delicate flower grows singly on stems up
to 18in (45cm) high, often with many growing together in a small area. The
flower has from 12 to 19 sepals, about 2in (5cm) across, in colours of
pale to dark purple, and can be faded to almost pure white.
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Anemone.
hupehensis
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Var japonica
Bressingham Glow
Form: Vigorous branching perennial
Height 4-5ft (1.2-1.5m)
Spread 2ft (60cm)
Foliage: Producing clumps deeply divided deep-green leaves.
Flowers: In late summer, early autumn producing wiry stems carrying slightly
cupped, rose-purple flowers with yellow stamens
Var japonica Prinz Heinrich
Flowers: Single, and deep-pink.
Var September Charm
Form: Vigorous branching perennial
Height 30in (75cm)
Spread 30in (50cm)
Foliage: Having deeply divided deep-green leaves.
Flowers: In late summer, early autumn producing wiry stems carrying slightly
cupped, pink flowers with yellow stamens
Var Hadspen Abundance
Form:
Vigorous branching perennial
Height 2-4ft (60cm-1.2m)
Spread 18in (45cm)
Foliage: Having deeply divided deep-green leaves.
Flowers: In late summer, early autumn producing wiry stems carrying slightly
cupped, dark reddish-pink flowers with yellow stamens
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Anemone.
x hybrida
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Var Honorine
Jobert
Form:
Vigorous branching perennial
Height 5ft (1.5m)
Spread 2ft (60cm)
Foliage: Having deeply divided deep-green leaves.
Flowers: In late summer, early autumn producing wiry stems carrying slightly
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Anemone.
x intermedia
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See Anemone. x lipsiensis
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Anemone.
japonica
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See Anemone. x hybrida
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Anemone.
x lipsiensis
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syn Anemone. x intermedia
syn Anemone. x seemannii
Form:
Prostrate, creeping perennial
Height 6in (15cm)
Spread 12in (30cm)
Foliage: Deeply cut leaves
Flowers: In spring it bears many pale yellow / cream, flowers with bright yellow
stamens.
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Anemone.
narcissiflora
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Form: Leafy
perennial
Height 24in (60cm)
Spread 20in (50cm)
Foliage: Having deeply divided deep-green leaves.
Flowers: In late spring and early summer, producing cup-shaped, single, white
flowers with a blue or purplish-pink stain on the reverse of petals.
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Anemone.
nemorosa
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Var Robinsoniana
Form:
Carpeting Perennial
Height 6in (15cm)
Spread 12in (30cm)
Leaves are deeply divided into lanceolate segments
In spring producing many, large, cup-shaped, lavender-blue flowers.
Var Allenii
Form:
Carpeting Perennial
Height 6in (15cm)
Spread 12in (30cm)
Foliage: Deeply divided, mid-green, lanceolate segments
Flowers: In spring producing many, large, cup-shaped, lavender-blue flowers, on
maroon stems.
Var Vestal
In spring producing many double white flowers
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Anemone.
pavonina

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Form: Leafy tuberous
perennial
Height 16in (40cm)
Spread 8in (20cm)
Foliage: Having very finely divided foliage
Flowers: In spring producing cup-shaped, single, purple, scarlet, or blue,
flowers with a dark eye.
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Anemone.
ranunculoides
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Form: Spreading
perennial , suitable for damp woodland and shady areas
Height 8in (20cm)
Spread 8in (20cm)
Foliage: The divided leaves are carried on short stalks
Flowers: In spring producing buttercup like deep-yellow flowers.
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Anemone.
rivularis
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Form: Upright
perennial
Height 20in (60cm)
Spread 12in (30cm)
Foliage: Having dark-green and deeply divided. leaves.
Flowers: In summer freely branching stems carry delicate white flowers.
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Anemone.
x seemannii |
See Anemone. x lipsiensis
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Anemone.
sylvestris
Snowdrop Windflower
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Form: Carpeting Perennial
(Can be invasive)
Height 12in (30cm)
Spread 12in (30cm)
Leaves are mid-green leaves, and divided
In spring and early summer producing stems bearing fragrant
semi-pendent, white flowers with yellow centres.
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Anemone.
tschaernjaewii
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Form: Tuberous
Perennial
Height 2-4in (5-10cm)
Spread 2-3in (5-8cm)
Leaves are palmate, oval, and mid-green.
Flowers 0.75-1.75in (2-4.5cm) across, are produced in spring, being five
petalled and saucer-shaped, in white or pink with a purple centre.
The tubers need a warm, dry summer dormancy.
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Anemone.
vitifolia |
Form: Branching,
clump-forming perennial
Height: 4ft (1.2m)
Spread: 20in (50cm)
Leaves: Vine-like and woolly underneath
Flowers: Open cup-shaped, occasionally pink-flushed, white
flowers, with yellow stamens.
Flowering period: Summer
Fully Hardy
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Cultivation: -
Anemones thrive in well drained,
but moisture retentive, humus rich soil, in full sun or semi-shade.
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Propagation: -
Propagate by division in spring,
by fresh ripe seed sown during late summer, early autumn, or by root
cuttings taken in winter.
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Fully to Frost Hardy
Pests & Diseases: -
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This page was last updated on
02/07/2004
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