Scientific name: Anemone nemorosa
Synonym: Anemone nemorosa mixed
Family: RANUNCULACEAE
Common names: “woodland anemone” “lady’s nightcap” “moonflower” “nightcaps” “old woman’s nest” “wind-flower” “wood crowfoot”
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial with woody rhizomes
Conditions:
Zone: 5-9
Light: Full sun – open shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Humus rich
Moisture: Moist well drained, tolerates drier conditions when dormant
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: 4″-20″ H & W
Leaf and Stem shape: A slender rhizome and deeply cut leaves
Flower: Solitary flowers with about 7 white petals, sometimes flushed pink on reverse
Pruning: N/a
Maintenance: Low
Landscape use: Flower borders, shrub underplanting, cottage, meadow, rock garden, woodland groundcover
Propagate: By seed and rhizome division, naturalizes well by little woody rootlets
Pests & Disease: None
*Deer resistant
Comments: Easy care – no fuss, easy to transplant
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: A. n. ‘Vestal’ – light blue
A. n. ‘Robinsoniana’ – pale lavender petals with golden stamens
A. n. ‘Virescens’ , A. n. ‘Allenii’
