Scientific Name:
Anemonoides blanda
( syn.
Anemone blanda
)
Pronunciation:
uh-nem-on-OY-deez BLAN-duh
Common Name:
Greek windflower, blue wood anemone
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal with 3 incised-lobed leaflets, rounded with mucronate tips, most 2-5cm wide, pubescent upper surface; flowers daisy-like, 2.5-8cm wide with 9-14 petal-like sepals, from Apr. to early May, solitary, whorl of leafy bracts on scape; plants go dormant after flowering.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Sheltered
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Ground cover, Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars on campus include A. 'White Splendour'. Compare to snowdrop anemone (A. sylvestris) and A. nemorosa (wood anemone).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Colour in Summer:
Green, leaves die back and plant goes dormant by summer
Shapes:
Oblong
Apices:
Mucronate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Dentate, Palmately lobed, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Head-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Blue, Purple, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
Many petal-like sepals
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
May
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no bark
Organ Modifications:
Tubers
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed : cv. White Splendour
- (ONW) Overpass North side West