Scientific Name:
Anemonoides sylvestris
Pronunciation:
uh-nem-on-OY-deez sill-VESS-tris
Common Name:
snowdrop anemone
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves palmately compound with three obovate sessile leaflets 3-6cm long x 2-5cm wide, leaflets deeply lobed and toothed, pubescent beneath; flowers 2.5-5(-8)cm wide, sepals 5-8, bright white, May-June, peduncle with 3 leaflet-like bracts; fruit a aggregate of woolly achenes.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe (Sweden, France)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Cut flower or foliage, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Spring interest
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Dentate, Palmately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
5 to 8 petal-like sepals; may sporatically bloom again in the fall
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
White
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, Rhizomes, Runners (or stolons)
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
