Anemone nemorosa (wood anemone) was £5.99 now £3.99
Position: partial shade Soil: moist, well-drained soil but can cope with drier conditions when dormant in summer Rate of growth: fast-growing Flowering period: March- April Flower colour: white, sometimes flushed with pink Hardiness: fully hardy You can create a stunning carpet of flowers if you plant loads of these around deciduous trees and shrubs. The faintly scented, white flowers are sometimes flushed with pink on the outer petals and their ‘faces’ will follow the sun across the sky. They appear above clumps of feathery foliage just before the trees burst into leaf in spring. When the flowers have finished the leaves die down and disappear in summer while the plant becomes dormant. They will then burst into life all over again the following spring. This is a well deserved recipient of the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Plant with bluebells, as their flowering time just overlaps. Garden care: Protect the plant from slugs and snails in spring when the new growth is emerging. Larger clumps can be divided after the leaves have died down.