Anemonella thalictroides
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Thalictrum thalictroides
- Phonetic Spelling
- uh-nem-oh-NEL-uh thal-ik-TROY-deez
- Description
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Rue anemone is a native wildflower in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), native to Eastern and central North America. It is found growing in low-lying mesic to dry deciduous woodlands and slopes. The genus name comes from the Greek word thaliktron, which was a name used by Dioscorides to describe a plant in this genus. The specific epithet is Latin, referring to the leaves looking similar to meadow rue.
This wildflower grows 4 to 8 inches tall and prefers part shade to shade in acidic, moist to dry loose humus-rich soils. Seeds may be slow to germinate and will need some cold treatment prior to planting in spring.
Most growth occurs in spring with attractive flowers and leaves. The plant will often die back in the summer. The flowers produce pollen but no nectar and are visited by bees.
Use rue anemone in groups in a woodland or shade garden or naturalized areas. It will help attract pollinators looking for pollen in the native shady garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Four-Season Garden
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Amelia'
Flowers are mauve-pink - 'Cameo'
White double flowers
- 'Amelia'
- 'Amelia', 'Cameo'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Amelia'
Flowers are mauve-pink - 'Cameo'
White double flowers
- 'Amelia'
- 'Amelia', 'Cameo'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Anemonella
- Species:
- thalictroides
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Possible usage as an herbal medicine
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern and Central North America
- Distribution:
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant attracts moths, mammals, and several types of bees.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 4 in. - 0 ft. 8 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 4 in. - 0 ft. 8 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Green
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- Green fruit displays from May to June.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- 6 petals/rays
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- The white to pink-tinged flowers appear in a loose cluster of 1 to 5 flowers above the leaves in early spring. They have 5 to 10 sepals with many yellow-green stamens and are 1/2 to 1 inch across.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Whorled
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblong
- Obovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Compound leaves appear as a whor of threel at the base, each with 3 leaflets. Sometimes, a whorl of leaves will be produced partway up the stem also. Leaflets are 1 to 1.5 inches long and 1 inch across, obovate, or broadly oblong. They are green to purplish-green on the upper surface and light green on the undersurface with a conspicuous network of veins. Margins have 3 blunt lobes.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are often reddish-brown
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Slope/Bank
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Shade Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Moths
- Small Mammals
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Heavy Shade
