General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Plant Spread: 16 inches (41 cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White and lavender
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP23,132 (2012)
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Wild Swan™
Cultivar name: 'Macane001'
Common names
  • Anemone
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Eriocapitella rupicola
  • Synonym: Anemone rupicola

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2020-07-07
Location: England
Date: 2015-10-26
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2020-07-07
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-06-04
Location: England
Date: 2015-10-25
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2 July 2016
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2016-03-19

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2 July 2016
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2019-06-16
blooms from spring to first frosts
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2014-09-29
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2019-06-16
lilac on reverse of petals

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-08-16
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-08-16
Location: Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
Date: 2018-04-14
Plant Events from our members
got2b On September 21, 2016 Obtained plant
B-day extra x 6 Armstrong dumpster
got2b On September 21, 2016 Obtained plant
6 g containers in need of TLC
Paintedtrillium On July 21, 2019 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Wild Swan sadly did not emerge in 2019. (It had bloomed well in 2018).
Note: Spring was unusually rainy and there was a freeze in April.
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