ANEMONE blanda
Wind Flower
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Type:
PerennialHeight: 4-6" (10-15 cm) Flowering Time: Spring Flower Colour: Blue, pink, white ____________________________________
Botanical Classification:
Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons) Superorder: Magnoliidae (Magnolia Superorder) Order: Ranunculales (Buttercup Order) Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Genus: Anemone (Wind Flower) Species: blanda (charming) ____________________________________
Anemone blanda is almost a blue version of our native Wood Anemone. It prefers a shady or woodland site, and flowers in spring, with blue, pink or white daisy-like flowers from spreading clumps of ferny, divided leaves.
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Germination: Summer
Outside
(Self sown)Seed Pod There is no seed pod. The seeds are held in a rounded seedhead. Seed The seeds are grain-shaped, at first green and later turning brown. There are several seeds
on a seedhead.Seedling The seedling has lobed leaves.
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