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ANEMONE coronaria 'Sylphide'( MONA LISA SERIES)
Crown Windflower
Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. One of the Mona Lisa series, 'Sylphide' bears numerous single violet-pink flowers on knee-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves. The solitary, poppy-like blooms have a large dark central disc. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round bloom in greenhouses or mild climates, poppy-flowered anemone can also be used as an early-blooming garden perennial where hardy.
Happiest in a site shaded from hot sun, Anemone coronoria prefers rich, loamy soil, even moisture, and a dry rest after bloom. Plant the tubers shallowly in early spring, or almost any time of year where they are hardy. The leaves die back after bloom, so give this plant companions that leaf out later and fill the void (e.g., hardy geraniums). This is a good plant for texture and color in a container, a moist woodland, or a rock garden. The flowers are excellent for cutting.
12 - 3
8 - 12
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade
18"-24" / 45.7cm - 61.0cm
4"-6" / 10.2cm - 15.2cm
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Southern Europe, Mediterranean
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Drought
Medium
Average Water
Upright/Erect
Spring, Winter
Showy
Pink, Violet
Green
No
Single
Fine
Matte
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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