1 / 3Key characteristics
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Height
- 4 to 8 in
- Width
- 6 to 10 in
- Flower color
- Bright blue, violet-blue, white, or pale pink, with a contrasting yellow center
- Foliage color
- Medium green, deeply divided, fern-like leaves forming a low, spreading groundcover
- Bloom time
- Early to mid spring
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Moderate moisture
- Maintenance
- Low; remove spent flowers to tidy planting, allow foliage to die back naturally after bloom
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 4 to 8
- Wildlife
- Bees and other early-season pollinators
Groundcovers
Anemonoides blanda
Grecian Windflower
Anemonoides blanda produces cheerful, daisy-like flowers in shades of blue, lavender, pink, or white, each centered with a cluster of golden stamens. The blossoms appear in early to mid spring, rising just above low mounds of finely cut, dark green foliage. Leaves emerge shortly before flowering and form a soft, fernlike carpet that enhances the plant's delicate appearance.
Native to southeastern Europe and western Turkey, this spring-blooming perennial is valued for naturalizing beneath deciduous trees and shrubs.
Companion plants
Hellebores · Epimediums · Brunneras · Hostas · Ferns · Pulmonarias
Design tip
Incorporate this spring bloomer where summer perennials will later emerge and conceal its fading foliage.
More groundcovers
Dorycnium hirsutum
Canary Clover
Blooms white to light pink, pea-like flowers
Full sun
Saxifraga x geum ‘Dentata’
Dentata Saxifrage
Blooms white or light pink
Partial shade to full shade
Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone
Blooms white, sometimes tinged with pink or blue
Part shade to full shade
Heuchera x 'TNHEUFR'
Forever Red Coral Bells
Blooms white to pale pink
Partial shade to full sun