Anemone
Anemone
Anemones are delightful plants and these carefully selected varieties all flower in early to late spring. Delicate cup-shaped flowers full of colourful petals, Anemones are easy to grow and naturalise once established, supplied as corms or rhizomes, both of which need steeping in water for 10 hours before planting.
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Blanda Blue Shades
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Anemone 'Blanda Blue Shades’ offers a sea of serene, clear blue, even when the skies are grey. A highly sought-after colour in the natural world, these easy, breezy blues are a breath of fresh air for your garden. Featuring petals in shades ranging from bright cobalt to powder blue, promoting a feeling of restful tranquillity.
The serrated, finely cut foliage provides brilliant, weed-suppressing groundcover. Anemone 'Blanda Blue Shades’ will readily naturalise and have earned an RHS Award of Garden Merit for their reliability.
Underplant later-flowering perennials, shrubs and trees, edge paths, and fill containers for a dreamy, soft wash of calming colour throughout spring.
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Blanda Charmer
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Create carpets of magical, woodland enchantment with Anemone Blanda ‘Charmer’. Planted en-masse, these little bulbs produce swathes of lilac-pink flowers in spring. Each daisy-like, starry bloom blushes with rosy-pink petals merging into a white centre, punctuated by soft yellow stamens.
An ideal partner for later-flowering perennials, anemone blanda Charmer offers a burst of spring joy before the rest of the garden awakens. Fine, filigree foliage offers fantastic groundcover, perfect for underplanting shrubs and trees, and edging walkways and borders.
Otherwise known as ‘Grecian Windflowers’, these charismatic, low-growing Anemones will happily naturalise into drifts, multiplying each year for an increasingly remarkable, naturalistic display.
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De Caen Mr Fokker
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A rarely occurring colour in the natural world, the fantastic, vibrant, violet-blue blooms of Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’ will sparkle like sapphires in your garden.
The intricately veined, ultramarine petals will stop you in your tracks with their mesmerising colour and intense, inky-black centres. These exquisite blooms are complimented by feathery, finely dissected foliage.
Grow in containers to fully appreciate their detailed beauty, and plant in groupings in beds and borders for an abundant display of astonishing blue. Often referred to as the florist’s anemone 'De Caen Mr Fokker’ makes a dazzling addition to floral arrangements.
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De Caen The Bride
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The breath-taking blooms of Anemone De Caen ‘The Bride’ enthral onlookers as they glide down the aisle of spring in their satin white gowns. Embodying perfect purity and simplicity, the spotless petals sparkle as the sun’s rays shine through them.
Buds unfurl to reveal a soft, pale green centre which matures to charcoal grey. These elegant, airy blooms provide a bright highlight of white for containers, beds, and borders, complimenting an array of colour palettes.
Exceptionally long-lasting in the vase, Anemone De Caen ‘The Bride’ will bring ethereal beauty to your floral arrangements and are an extra-special touch to wedding bouquets.
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De Caen Mixed Colours
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Bred in Normandy, the French strain of ‘De Caen’ Anemones are prized for their delicate, silken petals, large open blooms and long, graceful stems.
This collection of Anemone De Caen ‘Mixed Colours’ offers an array of the best varieties, providing a range of complimentary shades. Specially chosen to achieve a reliably rewarding display for your borders, beds, and containers, this selection includes an uplifting blend of vibrant blue, misty mauve, sparkling white and radiant red.
Originally bred for the florist trade, these ‘Poppy Anemones’ make exceptional cut flowers, and this assortment delivers an instant burst of colour to enjoy in your home as well as your garden.
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Nemorosa
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The wild wood anemone, with its delicate pink tinged, white petals is a magical sight in spring. Anemone ‘Nemerosa’ forms a splendid early spring carpet, under trees and shrubs and in the dappled sunlight of woodland areas and is the recipient of a prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Plant the rhizomes on their longest side, just beneath the surface of your soil, which should ideally be naturally rich in leafmould and sited in cool shade. Left undisturbed, Anemone ‘Nemerosa’ will happily naturalise and flower year after year.
Sometimes known as windflowers, these dainty beauties are part of the buttercup family and are native to Europe.
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Nemerosa Robinsoniana
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A rare cultivar of the wild wood anemone, ‘Nemerosa Robinsoniana’ is a striking variety with exquisite lavender-blue petals and attractive, deeply cut dark-green foliage.
Plant the rhizomes in moist soil which is rich in leafmould and situated in the shade of a large tree or shrub. Over time, Anemone ‘Nemerosa Robinsoniana’ will naturalise, forming ample clumps of large, delicate blooms which open up between May and June, providing pretty groundcover.
Winner of a coveted Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society and a delight to find blooming in the border or woodland area during late spring.
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Ranunculoides
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Best grown under the shade of mature trees and invaluable in woodland borders, Anemone ‘Ranunculoides’ is a cheerful, buttercup-yellow wood anemone, sometimes known as wood ginger.
Beautifully cut, ferny foliage is verdant green with delicate purple shading, enhancing the sunny flowers which rise and bloom during March and April each year. Wonderful for naturalising as striking groundcover, Anemone ‘Ranunculoides’ thrives and spreads easily in damp, well-drained soil which is rich in leafmould.
For over 30 years, this dazzling cultivar has held the accolade of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Also grows well near ponds, streams and rockeries given the right soil conditions.

