General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 10 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 6 to 9 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Corm
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Grecian Windflower
  • Poppy Anemone

Photo Gallery
Location: Garden that used to be my lawn
Date: 2018-03-31
Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2021-03-09
Location: Garden that used to be my lawn
Date: 2017-11-25
Location: Garden that used to be my lawn
Date: 2018-04-05
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-18
Location: Garden that used to be my lawn
Date: 2018-04-05
Location: Garden that used to be my lawn
Date: 2018-04-05
Location: My Garden of Good and Evil
Date: 2023-03-11
Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2021-02-28
Location: Pacific Northwest
Date: 2010-03-16
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-04-02
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-27
2018 entry in National Gardening Association photo contest.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-04-12
Performed well beyond expectations.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-18
26 days since I first saw this in bud pulling out of the ground.(
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-08
Hairy bud looks near to black in color.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-01-27
Warm weather has spring full tilt here.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-15
It's been a lordly pace for this lieutenant to get to this point.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-08
One lonely, first bud just about to open.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-01
....one week later the sepals have grown and the bud has very slo
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2017-12-19
These corms have plumped up with a 12 hr soak in water and now pl
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-02-20
The flower buds arched stem emerges first and as it grows pulls t
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-06-29
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-07-23
  • Uploaded by Joy
Plant Events from our members
HamiltonSquare On January 27, 2018 Plant emerged
Spring has sprung early this year.
HamiltonSquare On December 20, 2017 Obtained plant
Soaked for 12 hrs in water to plump them up and then planted today. Purchased from Mary's Garden Patch Lockhart, Tx.
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