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  Anemone, Canada (Anemone canadensis)

John B. (Dendroica cerulea), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Soil type:  sand, loam, gravelly loam, clay, average to rich

Soil moisture:  medium to wet

Sun:  full sun to partial shade

Natural habitat:  open moist ground, moist meadows, marshes

Tolerates:  deer, rabbits

Height/Spread:  1′-2′ tall x 1′-2′ wide

Bloom time:  May-June

Hardiness Zone:  3 – 8

Noteworthy:  Easy to grow, this woodland beauty blooms for 4-6 weeks. Forms rapidly spreading colonies. A significant pollen source for many bees and beetles.