General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade. Tolerates full shade. Prefers sandy-humusy soils.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This native Missouri woodland wildflower grows up to 9" high and features white flowers with 5-10 petal-like sepals (usually 5) and numerous greenish-yellow stamens. Flowers appear in loose clusters above whorls of three-lobed leaves, but each flower has its own stem. Flowers infrequently have a pink tinge. A long-blooming spring flower with a delicate, dainty appearance. Typically grows in the wild on wooded slopes and ridges. Plant becomes dormant in summer. Anemonella in Greek means small windflower in reference to the fact that this flower resembles a small anemone. The species name of thalictroides is in reference to this plant's three-lobed, dark green leaves which resemble meadow rue (Thalictrum). These leaf and flower similarities, when combined, result in the common name of rue anemone.