General Culture: Click for monthly care information.
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Soak tubers in water overnight before planting. Plant 2.5-3” deep and 4-5” apart in fall. Although called windflowers, these plants will do best if sheltered from the wind. Keep moist throughout the growing season. Plants will naturalize by both tuberous rhizomes and by self-seeding (new seedlings bloom the second year). May be planted in containers, but should be moved into a permanent spot in the garden in the fall of the year. Plants go dormant after flowering.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Grecian windflowers are tuberous rooted plants that bloom in early spring. They typically grow to only 4-6” tall and feature daisy-like flowers. Species flowers (2” diameter) are dark blue, featuring 9-14 showy petal-like sepals, but no petals (apetulous). Foliage is deeply cut and fern-like. ‘White Splendour’ (or ‘White Splendor’) features white sepals with yellow centers on plants that grow 4-8” tall.
Problems: Click for detailed list of pests and problems.
Leaf spot and rhizome rot are infrequently reported problems.
Uses:
Mix and mass for an excellent, early-blooming variety of colors for the rock garden, perennial border, wild garden or naturalized open woodland area. Excellent in large drifts under spring flowering trees.
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