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Ranunculaceae
Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
Delicacy and woodland enchantment.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Thalictrum
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 4-8 in
- Sunlight
- partial shade to full shade
- Soil
- moist, humusy, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It is among the first wildflowers to bloom on the forest floor each spring, often appearing with bloodroot and hepatica.
- What appear to be white petals are actually sepals; the true flower has no petals at all.
- It grows from a cluster of small tubers that resemble tiny dahlia roots.
- The common name comes from its leaves that closely resemble those of rue (Ruta graveolens) and meadow anemones.
- Double-flowered forms found in the wild have been cultivated as prized collector plants for shade gardens.
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