Culture
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, rich, gritty-humusy soils in part shade. Flowers may go dormant in summer during high heat. Plants perform best in cool climates.
Noteworthy Characteristics
This species of anemone (sometimes commonly called narcissus anemone) is native primarily to mountain areas in Europe, Asia and western North America. It is a spring-blooming (May-June), compact, clump-forming perennial that typically grows to 16” tall. Palmate, petiolate leaves (to 6” long) divided into 3-5 segments appear in basal tufts. Flowering stems emerge from the foliage mound in late spring, each stem being typically topped by a 2-8 flowered umbel of 1-1.5” diameter flowers. Each flower features 5-7, white, petal-like sepals with numerous yellow center stamens. Flowers may be flushed with purple on the outside of the sepals. Specific epithet is in reference to the purported resemblance of the flower to a narcissus (daffodil).