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Lovely perennial useful for naturalizing in rockeries and in sunny woodland borders. Slightly fragrant white flowers are borne above soft-textured blue-green foliage. Spreads by underground stems. Filtered sun. Moderate-growing to 12 to 18 inches tall, widely spreading to 12 inches wide. Division.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Filtered sun

Watering Needs: Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

Soil conditions: Acidic

Design Information

Companion Plants

GOLDEN JAPANESE FOREST GRASS
Hakonechloa macra `Aureola`

AMERICAN MAIDENHAIR FERN
Adiantum pedatum

CLEMENTINE MIX COLUMBINE
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Formula Mix'

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Companion Plants (Description): This anemone is lovely with American Maidenhair Fern, (Adiantum pedatum), Clementine Mix Columbine, (Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Formula Mix'), King of Hearts Bleeding Heart,(Dicentra x 'King of Hearts') and Golden Japanese Forest Grass, (Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola').

Design Styles: This unique anemone is a forest floor dweller and therefore belongs beneath tree canopies in gardens. Blend with ferns and other understory species to create interesting shade garden floral effects. Shade tolerance makes it an excellent choice for sideyards and city gardens dominated by tall buildings.

Display Uses: Rock Garden Plant

Garden Styles: Mediterranean, Woodland

Special Features: Fragrant

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.

Background Information

History: The genus Anemone contains about 120 species from around the world in the North Temperate Zone. Its species name describes the tendency of this plant to dwell in the "sylvan" or forest environments of Europe, southwest Asia and Siberia. This A. sylvestris was known in ancient times with only a few cultivars, unlike the Japanese anemones that came to the west far later and spawned a wealth of garden varieties.

Lore: Linnaeus named this genus for a mythological Greek goddess closely associated with the flowers in Old World folklore.

Botanical Pronunciation: a-NEM-oh-nee sil-VES-tris

Catalog Description: Lovely perennial useful for naturalizing in rockeries and in sunny woodland borders. Slightly fragrant white flowers are borne above soft-textured blue-green foliage. Spreads by underground stems. Filtered sun. Moderate-growing to 12 to 18 inches tall, widely spreading to 12 inches wide. Division.