Thalictrum Species, Crowfoot, Rue Anemone, Windflower,Wood Anemone

One of the first plants to bloom in the spring. Delicate flowers rise above dainty foliage. Tougher than it looks.

Rue Anemone, Wood Anemone, Windflower, Crowfoot Anemonella thalictroides is native to Texas and other States.

I find that this plant is spreading rapidly and crowding out most everything else in the area. It's not easy to get all of the creeping ...Read Morerhizomes when I'm weeding them out. I have yet to see them bloom (just moved to a new house and inherited a swell garden) so I may like them better later.

American Indians used root tea to treat diarrhea and vomitting.

This native wildflower grows abundantly in our woods (SE Ohio) on ravine slopes and bottoms.

Found growing wild and blooming this week(31 Mar 2004) in Cedar Creek drainage of northern Richland County, SC.
Fairly extensive s...Read Moretand covering several acres along the creek. First that I've noted in this part of the state. Be interested in hearing from anyone that's seen it further to the east and south.

Simply put, this is a pink flowered form of Anemonella thalictroides, a tuberous perennial native to North America.

Has de...Read Moreep green, divided foliage that looks something like Thalictrum species (Meadow Rue), the leaves first appear in a deep reddish brown darkening to green as the season wears on. Bears delicate, cup shaped, pink flowers.

Flowers March-April

Loves a humus rich, moist but well drained, acid or neutral soil in light shade. The tubers can rot if they are in water for too long.

Excellent woodland plant and is a lot tougher than it looks.

One of the earliest flowerers in native British woods, the wild ancestor is still found in shaded areas. Its leaves appear to be more pal...Read Moremated than the cultivated descendant. It is a shade tolerant plant but thrives best in moist areas with dappled light. The common name 'Wind Flower' derives from the way it appears to open its flowers when the wind is blowing, and from the greek 'Anemos' meaning 'the Wind'.

This Rue is said to cause a possible dermatitis (similar to poison ivy) in sensitive folks, with the exposure to sun light.

The species was placed in the Anemone genus by Linnaeus.
Moved again into the Anemonella genus.