Desert Anemone
Anemone tuberosa
Desert anemone is an early-spring Southwestern anemone that rises from tubers after winter rains with white-to-pink flowers, then retreats by summer. Deer-resistant.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX, UT
Related native plants
More Anemone species
- Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)
- Canada Anemone (Anemone canadensis)
- Tall Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)
- Thimbleweed (Anemone cylindrica)
- Pacific Anemone (Anemone multifida)