SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anemone coronaria

COMMON NAME: Poppy anemone

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae

TYPE: short lived perennial; frequently grown as horticultural annual in zone 8

LEAVES: finely divided, 1 to 2" long; leaves on flower stem sessile

FLOWER: white, pink, red, blue, or purple; 2" across; one per flowering stem (4-5 flowers/plant) with pubescence covering bud and petiole

SEASON OF BLOOM: late winter (if mild) and spring

GROWTH HABIT: 6" to 1' tall

SOIL: well drained

SUN: full shade to part shade

HARDINESS: zones 6-9

UTILIZATION: color in early spring, useful with pansies, narcissus, Iceland poppy; cut flowers

DISEASES: none serious

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS: none serious

PROPAGATION: corms; plant corms in fall for early spring flowering; soak corms overnight in water before planting

MAINTENANCE: plant yearly for best flowering