Anemone americana
Blunt-lobed Hepatica
Blunt-lobed hepatica is usually found on drier sites with acid soils and it can generally be distinguished by the rounded tips on the lobes of its leaves. Hepatica may grow in a wide range of conditions from shady woodland to sunny pastures. It likes a moist, alkaline soil.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Blunt-lobed Hepatica
Latin name
Anemone americana
type
Flowering corms
family
Ranunculaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Anemone americana
Blunt-lobed hepatica is usually found on drier sites with acid soils and it can generally be distinguished by the rounded tips on the lobes of its leaves. Hepatica may grow in a wide range of conditions from shady woodland to sunny pastures. It likes a moist, alkaline soil.
Planting in Autumn
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Plant corms in moist compost in pots or in groups in open ground where they are to flower about 1in deep, keep moist. Soaking the corms before planting will speed up germination.
Propagation by Division
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Divide and replant the corms when flowering has finished.
Flowering
From Late Winter TO Mid Spring
Anemone de caen are early bloomers, and flower from late Winter