Anemone canadensis #1

Anemone canadensis, commonly known as Canada anemone, is an herbaceous perennial of the buttercup family that produces an often spectacular bloom of apetalous, upward-facing, white flowers (to 2” diameter) which bloom in spring (April-June) atop erect hairy flowering stems (to 2’ tall) clad with broad, stalkless, deeply cut and sharply-toothed orbiculate leaves. Each flower features five showy petal-like white sepals and numerous contrasting yellow center stamens. Flower stems rise from a basal clump of deeply-dissected, long-stalked, 3-5 lobed basal leaves. Anemone canadensis is a Rhizomatous plant naturalizes easily and is easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, humousy soils in part shade, but tolerates full sun in cool summer climates. Flowering stems tend to flop in too much shade. Rhizomatous plant that can naturalize in the landscape. May be grown by streams, ponds, or water gardens.