Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades'
- Naturalises
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
Use Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades' to create a blue carpet in your borders through sun or shade, and I love to pick them
Sear their stem ends in boiling water for 15 seconds to make them last.
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- Naturalises
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Perennial
- Position
- Ground Cover (Scattered)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- March - April
- Height
- 15cm (6in)
- Common name
- Grecian Windflower
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Part Shade
- Spread
- Plant 7-8cm deep,10-15cm apart.
- Cultivation
- For best effect plant in bold drifts on mass to cover the ground in early spring. Plant any way up in well-drained, humus-rich soil in September or October. Soak the tubers overnight in cool water and plant them in naturalistic drifts 5cm deep.
Care Tips
Soak in a bucket of water overnight before planting, this will start them growing quicker. They will naturalize in grass or in a wooded area. Add grit on heavy soils.
Flowering Time
March - April