Anemonella thalictroides

Anemonella thalictroides Photo/Illustration: Jennifer Benner



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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Anemonella thalictroides ah-nem-on-EL-lah tha-lik-TROY-deez Synonyms: Thalictrum thalictroides Genus: Anemonella
These plants are noted for their lovely, 1/2- to 1- inch-diameter crystalline white flowers. Resembling little pinwheels, each flower is composed of 6 to 10 colorful sepals spinning around a nub of lime-green and yellow. Their typical color is pure and bright white, but you might find the tinted soft rose Anemonella thalictroides f. rosea at a specialty nursery.
Care: Likes slightly alkaline soil, part shade, and needs good winter drainage. Goes dormant in summer.
Propagation: Sow seed when ripe or divide plants in spring.
Problems: Powdery mildew, rust, smut and slugs.
Height Less than 6 in.
Spread 6 in. to 12 in.
Growth Habit Clumps
Light Part Shade Only
Maintenance Low
Characteristics Native; Showy Flowers
Bloom Time Early Spring; Spring
Flower Color White Flower
Uses Beds and Borders
Style Shade, Woodland Garden
Seasonal Interest Spring Interest
Type Perennials

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