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Anemonoides nemorosa
Also called European Thimbleweed, European Wood Anemone
Wood anemone (Anemonoides nemorosa) is a low, spring-flowering perennial from European woodlands that dies back by midsummer. Grow it in cool, shady, moist woodland conditions, where it spreads slowly from its rhizomes.
Anemonoides nemorosa (syn. Anemone nemorosa), the wood anemone, also historically known as windflower because of William Turner's interpretation of its Latin name anemone in his 1551 New Herball, is an early spring flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe. It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing 5–15 cm (2–6 in) tall.
Many cultivars have been selected for garden use. The RHS Plant Finder 2008–2009 lists 70 cultivars sold by nurseries in the UK. Some of the most widely available are:
'Alba Plena' – double white
The native range of Anemonoides nemorosa extends across Europe to western Asia, reaching as far south as the Caucasus Mountains in Turkey. It has been introduced into New Zealand and elsewhere.
Anemonoides apennina · Anemonoides blanda · Poppy anemone · Anemonoides ranunculoides · Windflower · Snowdrop Anemone
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