Anemones Anemone blanda
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Anemones:
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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Grecian windflower is a herbaceous tuberous perennial in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) native to southeastern Europe and the Middle East. The Genus name is Greek for 'daughter of the wind'. The specific epithet means "mild, pleasing or charming".
They grow 6 inches high and wide and should be planted in autumn in partially shady areas with moist well-drained 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. They will spread to form clumps and can be divided as needed.
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 naturalize in ideal conditions.
Use Grecian windflowers in rock gardens, under trees or shrubs, in a woodland setting, in border fronts or containers.
Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: Cutworms and the larvae of some moths will damage foliage. Root rot can occur in too wet soils.
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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
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 4 in. - 0 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 4 in. - 0 ft. 8 in.
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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 Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- This plant has small oval fruits that do not split open
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Radial
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Colored Sepals
- Flower Description:
- Flowers bloom in April-May. They are mainly purple-blue but also pink and white and cup-shaped with 7 to 14 sepals and many stamens. Occur in clusters.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Whorled
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Reniform
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- The compound fern-like leaves are in a basal whorl, are finely divided and deeply cut with toothed margins.
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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:
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Shade Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- 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