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Anemone blanda (Winter windflower)

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Skill rating Intermediate
skill rating
Ultimate spread 0.1m
max. spread
Ultimate height 0.1m
max. height
Time to maturity 2-5 years
to maturity
Maintenance level 1 hour care
per year
Toxic - Eating may cause mild stomach upset, and skin contact may cause irritation. This plant
is toxic!

Botanical name: Anemone blanda

Other names: Winter windflower


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Genus: Anemone

Species: A. blanda - A. blanda is a compact plant with clear blue flowers and pale cream-yellow stamens which appear in early spring. The dark green leaves have three deeply toothed lobes.

Anemone blanda is: Deciduous

Flower: White, Pink, Dark-blue, Yellow in Spring

Foliage: Dark-green in Spring

Habit: Compact, Cushion or Mound Forming, Spreading

Toxicity: Eating may cause mild stomach upset, and skin contact may cause irritation.

Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Plant with: Amelanchier lamarckii (Snowy mespilus), Aster x frikartii 'Mönch' (Frikart's aster 'Monch'), Sophora japonica (Japanese pagoda tree), Magnolia x soulangeana 'Lennei' (Saucer magnolia 'Lennei'), Aster turbinellus hort. (Mauve-flowered starwort), Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup' (White cedar 'Holmstrup'), Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' (Magnolia 'Merrill'), Saxifraga 'Minor' (Saxifrage 'Minor')

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Specific pests: Leaf and bud eelworms , Slugs , Aphids , Caterpillars , Flea beetles

Specific diseases: Powdery mildew , Anemone (Plum) rust , Mosaic virus

General care

Propagation methods: Seed, Division. REGISTER to read more...


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Anemone blanda (Winter windflower) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.1m after 2-5 years.


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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Containers, Rock, Underplanting

Cultivation: Grow in well-drained, humus-rich soil in sun or partial shade.

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This plant likes... Garden match
Soil types: Chalky, Loamy, Sandy Match unknown
Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained Match unknown
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral Match unknown
Light: Partial Shade, Full Sun Match unknown
Aspect: North, South, East, West Match unknown
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered Match unknown
Hardiness: Hardy (H4) Match unknown

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