(Grecian Windflower, Greek Thimbleweed)

Grecian windflower is a diminutive spring ephemeral from southeastern Europe. In early spring its cheerful, daisy-like flowers appear on compact stems above triads of ferny three-parted leaves. The solitary blooms open wide in bright sun to reveal a central eye of yellow anthers. A white halo may rim the flower's center. Soon after bloom, plants die back. They are borne from underground tuberous rhizomes that spread to form clumps. The tubers are black and irregularly shaped.

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(Blue Greek Thimbleweed, Grecian Windflower, Greek Thimbleweed)

A selection of Grecian windflower, ‘Blue Shades’ is a ground-hugging hardy perennial that blooms showily in early spring with upward-facing daisy-like blue flowers that have gold centers. Descended from a native of Turkey and southeastern Europe, it is a spring ephemeral that grows and flowers quickly and goes dormant quickly, living on in its small black tubers. The soft, ferny, slightly hair leaves emerge in early spring and are soon followed by the short flower stems.

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(Crown Windflower, Lilies-of-the-Field, Poppy-flowered Anemone)

Native to the Mediterranean, this tender, often short-lived perennial bears showy, poppy-like flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Poised on slender stalks above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary flowers have five to eight scarlet, blue, pink, white, or multicolored segments with a large, usually dark central disc. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round bloom in greenhouses or mild climates, poppy-flowered anemone...

(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. Cultivars in the De Caen group are distinguished by large, showy, single flowers with 5 to 8 segments. Borne on calf-high to knee-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms usually have a large dark central disc. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round...

(Fall Anemone, Hybrid Anemone, Montrose Windflower)

The tall stems and nodding flowers of ‘Montrose’ put on their long-running aerial display in autumn. This anemone cultivar is a hybrid of Anemone hupehensis var. japonica and Anemone vitifolia, which originate from China and Japan. It is a vigorous, hardy, clump-forming perennial that spreads over time to form colonies.

The leaves are medium green, lobed and maple-shaped, and growing in loose clump from spring through summer. From late summer to fall, tall, slightly...

(Fall Anemone, Hybrid Anemone, Pamina Windflower)

The semi-double rose blooms of ‘Pamina’ set this late season perennial apart from the rest. This hybrid fall-flowering anemone is derived from two parent species, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica and Anemone vitifolia, which originate from China and Japan. It is a vigorous hardy clump-forming plant that spreads over time.

The leaves are medium green, lobed and maple-shaped. In late summer to fall it puts forth tall, airy stems covered with numerous semi-double buttercup-like...

(Fall Anemone, Hybrid Anemone, Serenade Windflower)

The semi-double rich rose-pink blooms of ‘Serenade’ shine in the late season border. The hybrid perennial anemone is derived from two parent species, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica and Anemone vitifolia, which originate from China and Japan. It is a vigorous hardy clump-forming plant that spreads over time to form colonies.

The leaves are medium green, lobed and maple-shaped. In late summer to fall it puts forth tall, airy stems covered with numerous semi-double...

(Snowdrop Windflower, Woodland Anemone)

This anemone, sometimes called the snowdrop windflower, is a hardy, herbaceous perennial that flowers strongly in early spring. It is a native of northern, eastern and central Europe. The plant grows as a mounded clump of leaves that are maple-shaped but deeply divided to the point of looking toothy. The leaves arise from a woody, spreading root and the plant can be invasive, as it spreads rapidly by sending up new plants (suckers) from its roots. In spring, the plant lifts up a forest of tall flower...