Wood anemone

American and European wood anemones add beauty to the garden in early spring, and they're perfect for growing in areas with dappled shade. Read more now.

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Anemone nemorosa, Wood Anemone

Before the trees burst into leaf and darken the woodland floor in shade it's time for the spring wild woodland flowers to shine.This beautiful woodland anemone is one of the first to flower, before the bluebells carpet the woodland floor in a sea of blue.

Tiny wood anemones bloom like white or pale blue stars in a dappled woodland setting in spring. For best results, plant in dappled shade and moist soil in USDA zones 3-10 and see more growing tips from the editors of Gardenista.

On a sunny day at the end of winter, when the branches of the trees are still bare and the Bluebells are only just in bud, the sight of shady banks and glades lit by the white stars of the Wood Anemo

Wood anemone or snowdrop anemony, anemone sylvestris, illustration from a book published by William Curtis in 1787. ACM907.6.4 DPABRH62

"The wood anemonie through dead oak leaves And in the thickest woods now blooms anew And where the green briar, and the bramble weaves Thick clumps o' green, anemonies thicker grew And weeping flowers, in thousands pearled in dew..." - John Clare, 'Wood Anemonie'.

Wood Anemones light up the floor of deciduous woodlands in March and April with starry constellations of pure white or pink tinged blooms. The flowers are lifted above a shaggy carpet of lush green leaves, an emerald sky to the white star flowers. This is not a flower I was familiar with in childhood and