Windflower

Botanical Name

Anemone coronaria

Min Zone

Max Zone

Height

8 to 12 inches

Width

6 to 9 inches

Flowers

Early spring: 1.5 to 2.5 inches in shades of red, blue and white

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, sandy, rich

Planting & Care

Where winter hardy, tubers can be planted in fall 2 to 3 inches deep and spaced 4 to 6 inches apart
Tubers should be soaked overnight before planting
In colder regions, tubers can be planted in pots in fall and kept in a frost free location and set out for an early spring bloom
Another option for colder climates is to pot tubers in late winter or early spring and placed outside for late spring flowers
Often treated as an annual since overwintering doesn't always work and bulbs lose virgor after 2 to 3 seasons in warmer regions

Problems

None serious

Varieties

DeCaen hybrids - selections with single flowers of various colors
- Mr. Fokker - violet-blue
- Sylphide - light purple
- The Bride - white
- Florist Mixture - mixed colors
Hollandia - larges flowers, scarlet sepals with white bases surrounding a black center
St. Brigid hybrids - selections with semi-double blooms in various colors
- Lord Lieutenant - deep blue
- Mount Everest - white
- The Admiral - blue
- The Governor - scarlet and a mixture of colors