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How to Grow and Care for Wood anemone

Wood anemone, also known as Windflower, Smell fox, Thimbleweed, European thimbleweed, Crowfoot

Wood anemone is generally easy to care for, thriving in deciduous woodland settings. Key care points include maintaining moist, well-drained soil and providing dappled shade, which mimics its natural habitat. Special care should be taken to avoid waterlogged conditions, as this can lead to root rot. Wood anemone requires minimal maintenance once established, making it a suitable choice for gardeners who appreciate its delicate presence without demanding extensive care.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Partial sun

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Planting and Growing Wood anemone

Wood anemone

Wood anemone

Wood anemone

Toughness	High
Care Level	Medium
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Partial sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	5.5-7.5
Planting Time	Early fall, Mid fall
Hardiness Zones	4-8

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Varieties of Wood anemone

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Wood anemone 'Allenii'

Wood anemone 'Allenii' is a cultivar of the Wood anemone and differs from its parent plant in the color of its flowers—while both the species and the cultivar have petals with lavender-blue uppersides, the undersides of the cultivar's petals are slightly tinged with pink.

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Wood anemone 'Leeds' Variety'

Wood anemone 'Leeds' Variety' is distinctive for its large star-shaped white flowers that flush pink as they age. It is known for being a particularly vigorous variety of Wood anemone, and gardeners love that it is so tolerant.

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Wood anemone 'Robinsoniana'

Wood anemone 'Robinsoniana' is an old Wood anemone cultivar with deeply divided, dark green leaves and light-lavender solitary flowers with delicate, rounded petals, grayish on their undersides, unlike the parent plant which has pure white flowers. The cultivar's flowers are adorned with contrasting golden-yellow stamens.

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Wood anemone 'Vestal'

Wood anemone 'Vestal' is distinct for its pure white flowers. A cultivar of Anemone nemorosa, its name is a reference to the Vestal Virgins of ancient Rome, equally famed for their purity. Gardeners appreciate this plant for its resistance to disease, pests, deer, and rabbits.

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