Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone

Ohio Native Plant Natural Range

To view the natural range of Anemone canadensis visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website. Native Plant of the Year - LEAP - Landscaping for Biodiversity with Ohio Native Plants
Pollinators absolutely love Anemone, these plants are always buzzing with activity!
Blooms just starting to form.


Cultivation Information Canada Anemone


Sun - Part ShadeSoil - Wet - Moist - Note* our is in a dry, partly shady area and still needs to be held in checkBlooms - June - MayFlower Color - White flowers are lovely on a woodland edgeHeight - 1 to 2 ftpH - 5.0 to 6.0Hardiness Zone - 3 to 8 Groundcover - Beautiful native ground cover that blooms early in the spring. It does best with space to spread its "wings"rhizomes. Word to the wise , choose your location carefully as Canada Anemonen carefully as it will glady take over small garden spaces!
Over the Years - We have found, that this beautiful native groundcover, which blooms early in the spring, does best with pleanty of room to "spread its wings'. Without ample space, robust rhizomes quickly invade less agressive spring flower's territory. Containers - Raised in bottomless containers are a possiblity to reduce spreading. We have not tried this method as our Canada anemone has plenty of room in one of our back gardens
Notice Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) mixed in with Canada Anemone. Both tend to be on the aggressive side.

Wildlife Significance Anemone canadensis

Pollen Source - Andrenid and Halictid bees collect pollen, Minning Bees, Small Carpenter Bees, Sweat Bees, Yellow Faced Bees, Syrphid flies feed on pollen, Dance Flies Nectar Source - Dance Flies (Family Empididae) Benificial Preditor insects Attracted - Flower Bug (Orius insidiosus), Dance Flies, (Family Empididae) are mossqitoe preditors Deer - This plant contains the chemical Protoanemonin, making it less desirable to deer and other mamals. It also can be a skin irritant For further information - Visit the Illinois Wildflower website
Canada Anemone - fills in nicely as groundcover
Propagation Notes Anemone canadensis
I I have never felt it necessary to propagate Canada Anemone from seed, as it does quite well for itself without my intervention. The patch we have in our yard is in a partly sunny location, this seems to keep this native species from getting out of hand. At the same time Roger Dahlin has it growing in his sunny, moist garden and has more than enough to go around.
Stratification - If you are interested propagating Anemone canadensis from seed Prairie Moon Nursery suggests a double dormancy - two warm months followed by two cold then repeat.
Seed Provenance Anemone canadensis
Mother plant from a friend, Berea, Ohio 2013 - Nodding Onion Gardens - 2014 to present