Anemonella thalictroides Betty Blake Black Flowering Plants The 20" wide clumps are

The 20" wide clumps are composed of smooth

with thick cardboard-like leaves that resemble giant hands

The 3' wide clump of corrugated foliage is topped by 2' spikes of lavender flowers in midsummer

evergreen shrubby centerpiece for year-round garden interest

(syn: Arisaema urashima) Each 15" tall

Anemonella thalictroides Betty Blake Black Flowering Plants The 20" wide clumps are(aka: Thalictrum thalictroides) Anemonella 'Betty Blake' is a cute selection of the deer resistant US native Anemonella thalictroides that forms a small rock garden specimen to 6" tall x 6" wide. Starting for us in early April, the button sized, double lime green flowers appear atop the tiny thalictrum like foliage. Although anemonellas are easy to grow, they are quite small and do not compete well with larger more aggressive neighbors. Anemonellas