Anemone nemorosa
wood anemone bulbs
You can create a stunning carpet of flowers if you plant loads of these wood anemones around the feet of your deciduous...
Pastel, colour-washed flowers on nodding stems for quieter conditions where they creep oh so slowly under trees and along shady borders.
Plant description
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Dec
Plant features
Position
Light shade
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Anemone nemorosa:
Warning
GOES WELL WITH
Plant spring bulbs
Spring bulbs, such as daffodils and hyacinths, can be planted whenever the soil conditions allow. As a rough guide, cover them with about twice as much soil as the bulb is deep: so that a 5cm (2in) deep bulb would need a 15cm (6in) deep hole so that it
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