Anemone blanda ‘Blue Star’
Anemone blanda 'Blue Star' is a Grecian windflower with bright blue flowers.
Anemone blanda, the Grecian windflower or Balkan anemone, is a charming woodland groundcover that produces cute little 2+ inch wide flowers in early spring above nicely dissected foliage. It is similar to A. nemorosa but the leaves are thicker and darker green, the flowers are larger and have more petals, and it can be grown in full sun if the soil has good moisture. ‘Blue Star’ has bright blue flowers. Plant them around dark flowered hellebores or other bulbs to help show them off against the dark soil or as an ephemeral groundcover beneath deciduous trees and shrubs. They will go dormant in summer.
Common Name: Grecian Windflower - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Woodland and shady hillsides in all but the most base deficient or water-logged soils.
Award: GPP, AGM
Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia, Southwest Asia and Asia Minor
