Anemone sylvestris

Wind Flower or Snowdrop Anemone


Image courtesy of Swift Greenhouses

  • Attractive green foliage
  • Nodding white flowers with a yellow center, fragrant
  • Great as an edging plant, in woodland areas, and rock gardens
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Fragrant
Fragrant
Garden
Garden
Mass Planting
Mass Planting
Rock Garden
Rock Garden
Deer Resistant
Deer Resistant



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers partial sun and moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Dry soil or full sun may cause summer dormancy. Plants can be divided in spring or fall. Deer resistant


Height: 12-18 in
Spread: 12-23 in
Spacing: 15 in
Bloom Color: White
Zone: 4-9
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Mass Planting
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Fragrant
  • Summer Bloomer
  • Rock Garden
  • Edging
  • Garden
  • Border or Bed

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Mounding
  • Upright

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Spring
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Songbirds

Soil Moisture:

  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Anemone

Common Name: Snowdrop Anemone

Attractive foliage with nodding, fragrant flowers. Great for woodland areas, as a border plant and as a cut flower. May rebloom sporadically through summer in moist, fertile soil.