European Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Plant Height:	4-6 inches (10-15 cm)
Flower Color:	White
Flower Time:	Late winter or early spring Spring
Underground structures:	Corm
Uses:	Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods:	Corms
Pollinators:	Self Flies Bees

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Posted by mellielong (Lutz, Florida - Zone 9b) on Apr 10, 2015 3:32 PM concerning plant:

"How to Know the Wildflowers" (1922) by Mrs. William Starr Dana discusses some of the mythology of this plant. "The Greek tradition claims the flower sprang from the tears shed by Venus over the body of the slain Adonis. At one time it was believed that the wind which had passed over a field of anemones was poisoned, and that disease followed in its wake." The flower was also adopted as the emblem of illness by the Persians. In Dana's book, the plant is also called Wind-Flower in addition to Wood Anemone.

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Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Jan 28, 2022 8:58 AM concerning plant:

Anemone nemorosa

The epithet "nemorosa" refers to the habitat of this plant, which is the forest/woods.

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Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Sep 29, 2011 5:53 PM concerning plant:

Honey bees get pollen from this plant

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Anemone European Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)