Anemone

Anemones are lovely, delicate flowers that dance atop slender stems, giving them their poetic common name -- windflower. Depending on the type, anemones bloom in spring, summer, or through fall with pretty, slightly cupped flowers in rose, pink, or white rising over distinctive, deeply lobed foliage.

Plants grow best in partial shade but tolerate full sun in Northern regions. If you're lucky, they'll be happy where they're planted. In some cases, you may even need to divide plants frequently to prevent them from overtaking neighboring perennials.

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Zones:

4-8

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Height:

1-3 feet tall

Plant Width:

1-3 feet wide

Flower Color:

White, pink, or rose flowers, depending on variety

Bloom Time:

Some types bloom in early spring, others in late summer to fall

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders,Groundcover

Special Features:

Flowers,Fragrant,Cut Flowers,Deer Resistant,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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Double windflower

Anemone nemorosa 'Bracteata Pleniflora' is showier than the wild type because its flowers have extra petals. Like the wild form, it grows less than 1 foot tall. Zones 4-8
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'Honorine Jobert' anemone

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' is 3-4 feet tall and covered with 2-inch-wide pure-white single blooms. It spreads less rapidly than other varieties.
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'Queen Charlotte' anemone

Anemone x hybrida 'Queen Charlotte' offers wonderful, semidouble pale mauve flowers on 3-foot-tall plants. Zones 4-8
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'September Charm' Japanese anemone

Anemone hupehensis 'September Charm' is a Japanese type with single pink flowers in late summer and early fall. Zones 4-8
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Snowdrop anemone

Anemone sylvestris is a spring bloomer that may repeat in fall. The fragrant white flowers are borne on 18-inch-tall upright stems. It tolerates full shade, spreads by rhizomes, and can become invasive in loamy soils. Zones 4-9
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Windflower

Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring bloomer with 1-inch white blooms. Plants go dormant in summer but carpet large areas of woodland in spring. Zones 4-8
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'Whirlwind' anemone

Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind' is one of the largest hybrid anemones. It grows 3-5 feet tall and has large, semidouble white blooms. Zones 4-8
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Garden Plans

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Shared Garden
Fragrant Spring Bulb Garden Plan
Four Gorgeous Bulb and Perennial Gardens
Easy-Care Mixed Fall Garden Plan
Soft-Color Shade Garden Plan
Year-Round Excitement Garden Plan
Beautiful Sunny Summer Garden Plan

Plant It With

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Turtlehead

For a great late-summer show in light shade, pair hybrid anemone with turtlehead. Use turtlehead as a backdrop because the airy flower stems of anemone have a see-through quality.

Culver's root

The 4- to 6-foot-tall spires of Culver's root are topped with white to pale pink spires of bloom that blend beautifully with fall-blooming anemones.

Liverleaf

Pair the small, spring-blooming anemones with other woodland wildflowers such as liverwort for a natural look.

Propagation

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Division