Anemone virginiana var. virginiana
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- uh-NEM-oh-nee vir-jin-ee-AN-uh vir-jin-ee-AN-uh
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Tall Thimbleweed is a native perennial wildflower and a member of the buttercup family. It is found naturally in rich woodlands, especially on circumneutral soils. This plant produces showy flowers and long-lasting, thimble-shaped seedheads (hence its name). All parts of this plant are toxic and the sap may irritate the skin so wear gloves to handle.
It grows in dry to moderate moisture conditions in sun to shade and tolerates poor and rocky soils. Use in naturalized areas or the native garden.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Anemone
- Species:
- virginiana
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- U.S.A. and eastern Canada
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees and song birds
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 1 ft. 4 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Poisonous
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Fruit is an achene that is 1/2 to 1.25 inches long and oval. As it matures will open to expose cottony fluff with tiny brown seeds. The cottony cone persists through winter.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Colored Sepals
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Individual flowers are ¾ to 1 inch across with 5 pointed, hairy, greenish-white, petal-like sepals and numerous yellowish stamens around a bulbous green center on hairy flower stalks. Blooms June to Aug.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Whorled
- Leaf Shape:
- Palmatifid
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are basal and also in a whorl of 3-5 midway up the stem. All are palmately compound in groups of 3. Leaflets have 3-5 lobes, entire except for the tips and hairy. Up to 2.5 inches long.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Hairy green stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Native Garden
- Shade Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Poor Soil
- Problems:
- Contact Dermatitis
- Poisonous to Humans
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- Medium
- Poison Symptoms:
- Toxic only if eaten in large quantities. Causes severe pain in the mouth if eaten. Poisonous through ingestion and dermatitis. (Poisonous parts: All parts when fresh). Symptoms may include: 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:
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Sap/Juice
- Seeds
- Stems
