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Planting, Growing, and Caring for Anemones
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Varieties
Spring-blooming Anemones
- Anemone blanda aka Grecian anemone. This tall variety grows from 4 to 8 inches tall in mounds of daisy-like blooms. The flowers bloom in late spring and comes in blue, pink, white, magenta, mauve, and bicolor. It’s hardy in zones 4 to 9.
- Anemone canadensis aka Canada or meadow anemone is smaller, growing 1 to 2 feet tall with upward-facing white flowers. It typically blooms from April to June but spreads quickly and can become invasive. This variety is hardy in zones 3 to 8.
- A. coronaria aka poppy anemone is another smaller species, growing 1 to 1.5 feet tall. The single or sometimes double flowers are white, pink, red or blue large and it’s ideally grown in zones 7 to 10.
- A. coronaria ‘Hollandia’ has bright red flowers with black centers that bloom all spring.
- A. sylvestris aka snowdrop anemone grows from 1 to 1.5 feet tall and produces fragrant, single white flowers with yellow stamens. Many species need plenty of light but this one tolerates shade. It’s a spring-bloomer and is hardy in zones 4 to 8.
Fall-blooming Anemones
- Eriocapitella hupehensis, ‘Hadspen Abundance reaches 2 to 3 feet tall and produces masses of 2-toned, pink single flowers. It blooms from August to September and is hardy in Zones 5-8.
- E. x hybrida (hybrids of Japanese anemone): heights vary with this perennial.
- ‘Whirlwind’: grows 3 to 4 feet tall, has semi-double white flowers with green edges, blooms August to October and is hardy in Zones 4-8.
- ‘Wild Swan’: grows 1 ½ feet tall with large white flowers with lavender reverse sides. This species has a long bloom time from June to mid fall and is hardy in Zones 6 to 8.
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Anemone look alot like native spring wildflowers: