Hybrid Japanese anemone are herbaceous perennials that form a substantial mound of handsome dark green leaves carried on long stems (petioles). Each leaf is palmately compound with three toothed leaflets. The flowers are two to five inches across and lack petals but have white or pink petal-like bracts that that surround a yellow center. Fowers may be single, semi-double or double and appear on wiry well branched stems in late summer into fall over a long bloom time. Plants may be slow to flower and once established can be very vigorous. Both the leaves and flowers are good in the vase together or separately. A whole stem of flowers can be used in large arrangements or short stems can be used in small ones. Individual flowers can be dried. There are many cultivars available including ‘September Charm’ (single,silvery pink), ‘Whirlwind’ (semi-double pure white), ‘Honorine Jobert’ (single, white), and ‘Prince Henry’ (semi-double deep rose).
Cutting: No special treatment
Conditioning: No special treatment
Preserving: Dry individual flowers with silca gel.
Cultivation:
Size:
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- 2-5’ H x 2’ W (depending on the cultivar)
Light:
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- Part shade (tolerate full sun if moisture sufficient)
Soil:
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- Average, medium moist, well-drained
Hardiness:
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- Zones 4-8
Propagation:
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- Division in spring, root cuttings in winter
Care:
- Cut stems down after flowering