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Anemone virginiana - TALL THIMBLEWEED (THIMBLEWEED)
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ANE-VIR-X
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This modest native perennial prefers some shade, but will do fine even in full sun. It is also very drought tolerant. The 5-petaled white flowers with greenish centers are followed by oval thimbles that mature to fluffy seeds and are dispersed afterwards. Flowers, thimbles and foliage are all decorative. Leaves turn reddish in the fall making this wildflower interesting the whole season!
This plant releases the chemical substance protoanemonin, which inhibits seed germination and seedling growth of many species (allelopathy). This helps to create ground covering clumps, up to some colonies. It is nice wildflower addition to a woodland garden, woodland edges, prairie gardens, low maintenance plantings, wildlife gardens, naturalized areas, as well as sunny borders. In a small border it can be planted as a single plant, but in medium and bigger areas it's better to plant it in small groups.
In half-shade areas it mixes well with asarum canadense, Amsonia tabernaemontana, Aster cordifolius, Podophyllum peltatum, Phlox divaricatus, Heuchera richardsonii or ferns and sedges - Carex (in medium to moist soils), Lysimachia ciliata ‘Purpurea‘, Persicaria virginiana and it’s nativars, Tellima, Tradescantia, etc.
For non-native perennials that offer good structural contrast, try Alchemilla mollis, Bergenia cordifolia, Brunnera, medium to large gray-leaved Hosta, Epimedium (xrubrum, x versicolor, perralchicum), Euphorbia polychroma, Ophalodes verna, Persicaria amplexicalius (medium moist soils), Stachys macrantha, or Symphytum.
Blooming Time: June, July, sometimes even later (sporadically)
Size: up to 2.5’ tall x 1’ wide, can slowly spread by underground rhizomes of the mother plant, but not radically
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: sun, half-shade, light shade, but will tolerate heavier shade
Moisture Needs: dry, medium-dry soils, very drought tolerant, tolerates clay, shallow rocky soils
Origin: native wildflower to Central and eastern United States, indigenous to mesic to moist prairies, savannas, open woodlands, clearings, thickets or limestone glades.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes, the leaves repel mammals and insects
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: small bees and flower flies
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: 3.5" x 5" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
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Anemone virginiana - TALL THIMBLEWEED (THIMBLEWEED)
$7.99
This modest native perennial prefers some shade, but will do fine even in full sun. It is also very drought tolerant. The 5-petaled white flowers with greenish centers are followed by oval thimbles that mature to fluffy seeds and are dispersed afterwards. Flowers, thimbles and foliage are all decorative. Leaves turn reddish in the fall making this wildflower interesting the whole season!
This plant releases the chemical substance protoanemonin, which inhibits seed germination and seedling growth of many species (allelopathy). This helps to create ground covering clumps, up to some colonies. It is nice wildflower addition to a woodland garden, woodland edges, prairie gardens, low maintenance plantings, wildlife gardens, naturalized areas, as well as sunny borders. In a small border it can be planted as a single plant, but in medium and bigger areas it's better to plant it in small groups.
In half-shade areas it mixes well with asarum canadense, Amsonia tabernaemontana, Aster cordifolius, Podophyllum peltatum, Phlox divaricatus, Heuchera richardsonii or ferns and sedges - Carex (in medium to moist soils), Lysimachia ciliata ‘Purpurea‘, Persicaria virginiana and it’s nativars, Tellima, Tradescantia, etc.
For non-native perennials that offer good structural contrast, try Alchemilla mollis, Bergenia cordifolia, Brunnera, medium to large gray-leaved Hosta, Epimedium (xrubrum, x versicolor, perralchicum), Euphorbia polychroma, Ophalodes verna, Persicaria amplexicalius (medium moist soils), Stachys macrantha, or Symphytum.
Blooming Time: June, July, sometimes even later (sporadically)
Size: up to 2.5’ tall x 1’ wide, can slowly spread by underground rhizomes of the mother plant, but not radically
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: sun, half-shade, light shade, but will tolerate heavier shade
Moisture Needs: dry, medium-dry soils, very drought tolerant, tolerates clay, shallow rocky soils
Origin: native wildflower to Central and eastern United States, indigenous to mesic to moist prairies, savannas, open woodlands, clearings, thickets or limestone glades.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes, the leaves repel mammals and insects
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: small bees and flower flies
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: 3.5" x 5" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
