Anemone sylvestris
snowdrop anemone
A lovely little anemone which forms a mound of deeply cut foliage, topped with nodding white flowers with yellow centres in late...
3 × 9cm pots
£20.75
£6.92 each
available to order from summer
9cm pot
£10.75
available to order from summer
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Ideal for edging north-facing borders and bed where you can appreciate its subtle fragrance as you pass
Plant description
A lovely little anemone which forms a mound of deeply cut foliage, topped with nodding white flowers with yellow centres in late spring. The plant gets its common name from the way the flower buds emerge on bent stems, so they hang like snowdrops. Then they straighten up and face outwards as the flowers start to open. The petals catch the breeze, making them look a little like butterflies, and they will grow to form open cup shapes up to 7cm across. They are scented and are good for cutting, but if you leave them on, they will be followed by white woolly seedheads. Find the right spot for them and they will naturalise and spread into large clumps.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Anemone sylvestris:
Apply a generous 5-7cm mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant in spring. Cut back to just above ground level if they start to look messy and they will quickly rejuvenate. Where necessary lift and divide congested clumps in early spring.
Please note:
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in the summer, then fresh new growth will appear again in the spring.
