Learn about the most common anemone flower types and how to care for them. Add these beautiful flowers to your garden.

packs 4-5 inch long dense spikes of bright blue flowers on 3 foot tall, upright plants. Butterflies and hummingbirds love this plant, as do bees. Japanese Anemone (Anemone x hybrida) offers 2-3 inch ...

Ancient Greeks called them windflowers because they danced on the spring breeze but our only native anemone is a woodland creature, who favours shelter and shade ... Royal Blue,' has deep blue ...

Dappled shade is one of the most common garden situations ... from white through pink to deep blue. Anemone x lipsiensis, with pale lemon-yellow flowers, provides a marked contrast.

In Ireland there are colonies of blue wood ... enjoy dappled shade; their soft foliage and gentle flowers should not be confused with the straight-rayed, open daisies of Anemone blanda.