Thimbleweed

Anemone cylindrica

Thimbleweed is a prairie anemone with greenish-white flowers that mature into cylindrical, thimble-like seed heads bursting into woolly cotton. Drought-hardy and deer-resistant.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 1–2.5 ft
Spacing: 1–1.5 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry, moist
Soil pH: neutral, alkaline
Bloom: May, June
Bloom colors: white, green
Wildlife value: pollinators
Landscape uses: border
Native states: CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, SD, VT, WI