Grecian Windflower Anemone blanda
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Anemonoides blanda
- Phonetic Spelling
- ah-NEM-oh-nee BLAN-dah
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Anemones are herbaceous tuberous perennials that flowers in spring and grow only six inches high. The large flowers appear in early spring and are an intense shade of purple-blue but also come in shades of pink and white. Flowering lasts for 4 weeks in April-May. They easily naturalized in ideal conditions.
Anemones should be planted in the autumn in partially shady areas, and in moist soil. Planting under deciduous trees gives it the ideal setting for sun and moisture. It can grow in full sun if kept moist during fall and spring and dry in summer. The plant dies down by early summer.
Use anemones in rock gardens, under trees or shrubs woodland setting or in borders.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Anemone
- Species:
- blanda
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- In the middle ages was used in herbal medicine.
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southeastern Europe, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- drought
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Poisonous
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Horizontal
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
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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 Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- This plant has small oval fruits often with plumose tails.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Head
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Flowers bloom in spring (April-May). They are white, yellow-green, red, or purple, and cup-shaped with 7 or more rays and many stamens. Occur singly or in clusters.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Whorled
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Reniform
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Lobed
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are alternate or whorled and finely divided. Margins can be entire. lobed or not or finely toothed. Leaves can be compound or simple.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- wiry green stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Problems:
- Contact Dermatitis
- Poisonous to Humans
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- Low
- Poison Symptoms:
- Poisonous through ingestion and dermatitis. Symptoms may include: Inflammation and blistering upon contact with fresh sap. Ingestion of large amounts causes irritation of mouth, vomiting and diarrhea.
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Protoanemonin
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- Yes
- Poison Part:
- Bark
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Roots
- Seeds
- Stems
