This native anemone species is found along river flood plains, wet meadows and moist thickets in the wild, but in cultivation can adapt to a variety of soils. A rhizomatous spreader, this plant will expand rapidly if conditions are ideal, making it the perfect plant to outcompete weeds and cover any troublesome patches of open ground in the garden. Deeply lobed, green leaves emerge from a basal rosette in spring, followed by a tall, upright white large-petaled flower from April to June. In fall, these blooms become fascinating fuzzy-orbed seed heads. Both flowers and seed heads are excellent in arrangements.

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