Anemone nemorosa ‘Robinsoniana’ (Wood Anemone)

A treasure in the spring garden, award-winning Anemone nemorosa ‘Robinsoniana’ (Wood Anemone) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial producing masses of star-shaped, single, pale lavender blue flowers, up to 1.5 in. wide (4 cm), adorned with dove-gray on their reverse, and a ring of prominent golden stamens. Borne on short upright stems, the blossoms rise above a deeply, finely cut, dark green foliage. Blooming in early to late spring, this Anemone spreads by branched and creeping rhizomes to form an impressive carpet in shaded areas where its luminous, bright faces are highly appealing.

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society
• Rising up to 6 in. tall (15 cm), this Anemone naturalizes well and will gradually spread into colorful colonies. It will go dormant as temperatures rise in summer
• On a gray day, the flowers remain closed and hang their heads, but when the sun shines, the blossoms are held aloft, fully open, and follow the sun’s course across the sky.
• Easily grown in humus-rich, fertile, moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soils in part shade. Keep the soil moist during the growing season. Once established, this plant has some drought tolerance while dormant.
• Undemanding and virtually pest-free and disease-free, this Anemone is a welcomed addition to borders, under trees and large shrubs, rock gardens or in woodlands. For best visual impact, plant en masse.
• To be planted in fall.
• Propagate by division of rhizomes after the leaves have died down.
• Contact with sap may irritate skin.
• Anemone nemorosa species is native to Europe.