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Anemone at a glance
Latin name: Anemone coronaria
Plant these for a colourful flower border. Also known as windflowers, these anemones come in mixed colors of blue, white, scarlet and lavender with black centres.
Blooming from June to August, each corm produces a single flower every couple of weeks. Use them at the edge of the flower border in groups, and be sure to cut some for indoors. Soak corms 24 hours before planting to soften up the hard coat.
Flower colour: blue, white, scarlet or lavender
Foliage colour: green
Bloom time: late spring, early summer, midsummer, late summer
Planting time: early spring, mid-spring, late spring, autumn
Width: 4"
Height: 10"
What we love about this plant: The showy flowers, backed by a collar of parsley-like leaves
What to watch for: Short blooming season; tenderness in cold-winter climates.
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