Snowdrop anemone carries nodding white flowers with golden centers on slender stems in spring, sometimes offering scattered repeat bloom as the weather cools. The deeply cut green foliage stays tidy at about a foot tall, and colonies spread gently to weave through a woodland bed.

Plant it in part shade to shade in loose, humus-rich soil; in Birmingham it appreciates afternoon shade and even moisture. Deer and rabbits leave it be. Let it wander among ferns and hostas, where the white blooms glow in low light near a path.