Anemone
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ah-NEM-oh-nee
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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There are about 200 species of anemones that are native to Asia, North America and Europe. They grow from a tuber and depending on the type, will bloom in either spring, summer or fall. The cup-shaped flowers come in various colors of red, pink, blue, yellow, purple and white. They are generally showy and leaves vary as to species.
Invasive: numerous of the anemones species may be considered invasive.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'De Caen'
- Dreaming Swan
White flowers
'Honorine Jobert'
- 'St. Brigid'
Showy, white flowers blooming 5-8 weeks! 'St. Bavo hybrids'
- 'De Caen'
- 'De Caen', Dreaming Swan, 'Honorine Jobert', 'St. Bavo hybrids', 'St. Brigid'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'De Caen'
- Dreaming Swan
White flowers
'Honorine Jobert'
- 'St. Brigid'
Showy, white flowers blooming 5-8 weeks! 'St. Bavo hybrids'
- 'De Caen'
- 'De Caen', Dreaming Swan, 'Honorine Jobert', 'St. Bavo hybrids', 'St. Brigid'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Anemone
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- U.S.A , Russia, Central Asia, North Of Africa and South America
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 1 in. - 0 ft. 8 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Poisonous
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- This plant has small fruits and some species have plumose tails.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- Colored Sepals
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Flowers may come in single or double bloom with five to six petals with the color being blue, pink, red, white yellow-green, or purple. They are cup-shaped with 5-many petal-like parts and many stamens. They grow in clusters of 2-9 flowers in cymes or umbrels.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Whorled
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Lobed
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- They have basal leaves that can be upright or prostrate and simple or compound with lobed, parted, or undivided leaf blades. The leaf margins are toothed or entire.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
- Problems:
- Contact Dermatitis
- Poisonous to Humans
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- Medium
- Poison Symptoms:
- TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. CAUSES SEVERE PAIN IN THE MOUTH IF EATEN! Poisonous by ingestion and dermatitis. (Poisonous parts: All parts when fresh). Symptoms: Inflammation and blistering upon contact with fresh sap; irritation of mouth, vomiting and diarrhea following ingestion.
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Protoanemonin
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- Yes
- Poison Part:
- Bark
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Roots
- Seeds
- Stems
