Summary
False rue-anemone (Enemion biternatum) 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 fades by summer but is replaced with a second flush in fall, lending its unique texture to the autumn and winter landscape. False rue-anemone thrives with evergreen wood-fern (Dryopteris intermedia), sessile-leaf bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia), rue-anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides), large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), red trillium (Trillium erectum), Jacob’s- ladder (Polemonium reptans), scentless mock-orange (Philadelphus inodorus) and red buckeye (Aesculus pavia). Zones 3-8.
More Details
- Plant Type
perennial - Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-to-partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average-to-moist - Flowering Period
early-to-mid-spring - Soil PH
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