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Summary
False rue-anemone blankets the ground from early to mid-spring with masses of five-petaled white blossoms borne above bright green, deeply cut foliage. Reaching only 4-6″ tall, it spreads to form large masses, preferring filtered to partial shade in moist, organic, well-drained, and slightly alkaline soils. The mature foliage of false rue-anemone fades by summer but is replaced with a second flush in fall, lending its unique texture to the autumn and winter landscape. It thrives with Dryopteris intermedia, Uvularia sessilifolia, Thalictrum thalictroides, Trillium grandiflorum, Trillium erectum, Polemonium reptans, Philadelphus inodorus and Aesculus pavia.
More Details
- Plant Type
perennial - Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-shade, partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average, moist - Flowering Period
early-spring, mid-spring - Soil PH
adaptable, alkaline - Flower Color
white - Summer Foliage Color
dormant - Other Scientific Names
Isopyrum biternatum
- Fall Foliage Color
green - Fruit/Seed Color
tan
Additional Information
USDA Plants Database, Illinois Wildflowers, Flora of North America