Scientific name: Anemone blanda
Synonym: Anemone blanda mixed
Family: RANUNCULACEAE
Common names: “windflower” “winter windflower” “saphire anemone”
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Conditions:
Zone: 5-8
Light: Full sun – light shade
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered
Soil: Average
Moisture: Well drained, moist in winter/spring, drier in summer
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 6″ W 6″
Leaf and Stem shape: Pretty fern-like foliage composed of three lobed and toothed segments
Flower: Colour ranges from deep blue – pink – white, early March – April
Pruning: N/a
Maintenance: Low
Landscape use: Woodland gardens, under shrubs, container plant
Propagate: By seed or separate rhizomes in summer, naturalizes well
Pests & Disease: None in Victoria
*Deer resistant
Comments: If dry tuber, soak overnight in water and plant 3-4″ deep. Easily dug up by accident so best to plant in an established garden where the chances of that happening are less
~AGM winner
Vancouver Island Grows 