Anemone nemorosa Robinsoniana

Anemone nemorosa Robinsoniana is a running perennial (the roots develop horizontally) and vigorous, small-sized plant. It has a spreading habit. From April to May, large solitary star-shaped flowers appear. These flat flowers, measuring 3 to 4 cm (1 to 2in) in diameter, have six to eight tepals (sepals shaped like petals). They are pale lavender blue with a yellow center and cream-grey reverse. They last a long time. Each plant bears only one flower.

Anemone nemorosa, also known as the Wood Anemone, has deciduous green leaves measuring 5 to 12 cm (2 to 5in) in length. They are round, deeply divided, with narrow leaflets that are lobed and toothed. It grows to a height of 8 to 15 cm (3 to 6in) with a width of 30 cm (12in) or more. Native to woodlands and meadows in European mountains, this plant is very hardy. It thrives near the roots of trees and bushes. During the summer, it goes dormant and disappears underground.

The Wood Anemone is a medicinal plant. It is used in homeopathy in the form of a tincture. Like most species, it contains two toxic substances specific to the genus. Along the edge of trees and bushes, it can be planted alongside other small groundcovers such as blue and cream woodruffs, Dicentra eximia, or its two cousins, the Vestal Anemone and the Rapunculoides Anemone. It thrives in the midst of ferns, hostas, or even hellebores.

Anemone nemorosa is sold as a section of rootstock packaged in a compost pouch.