Paraquilegia anemonoides

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<em>Paraquilegia</em> <em>anemonoides</em> RHS / Janet Cubey
<em>Paraquilegia</em> <em>anemonoides</em> RHS / Janet Cubey

Synonyms

Paraquilegia microphylla
Paraquilegia grandiflora

Alpine Rockery
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A tufted herbaceous perennial 10-18cm high with blue-green, deeply divided leaves, 3cm long, and lavender-blue buds opening in late spring or early summer to violet-blue, purple-blue, pale lilac, or white cup-shaped flowers, 2-4cm across, with golden nectaries and yellow anthers

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0-0.1 metre

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
0-0.1 metre
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH
Alkaline

Position

Full sun
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H6

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Ranunculaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Tufted
Genus
Paraquilegia are tufted alpine perennials with fern-like, often grey or blue-green divided leaves and solitary, short-stalked cup-shaped flowers. Flowers appear in late spring to early summer and can be shades of blue, purple or white with golden nectaries and yellow anthers.
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
C Asia, SW China

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in poor, sharply drained, alkaline soil in a scree bed or trough in full sun, and protect from winter wet; in an alpine house, grow in a mix of equal parts loam, leaf mould, and grit; they grow best in climates with cool summers and cold, dry winters, and they may be difficult to establish

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sown fresh, as soon as ripe in autumn, in containers in an open frame

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Rock garden

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs and snails; under glass by aphids and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease-free