Anemone x hybrida/Japanese Anemone

Here you see Japanese anemone where they're not supposed to be happy - afternoon sun.  So don't try this at home (it's happier with morning sun and high afternoon shade.)  It's also supposedly short-lived, but they're still going strong for me after 15 years.  Pictured is the popular variety ‘Honorine Jobert' .

Details

• Tough, fall-blooming in white or pink.
• To 3' tall.
• Sun or shade; morning sun is preferred. In hot sun, needs more frequent watering.

Care

• Watered well during their first year.
• Tracy DiSabato-Aust recommends deadheading once early in the bloom period, then letting the dead flowers stay until spring.  Me?  I don't remove the dead flowers until they start to look bad in late fall.
• Experts warn never to transplant in fall, which they say is usually fatal, so do it in spring only.

Good Information in Print

• The Well Tended Perennial Garden by Tracy DiSabato-Aust is the best-selling book on how to make your perennials healthier and better-looking.
• Encyclopedia of Perennials by Graham Rice is exhaustive and an outstanding general resource on the subject.
• The Complete Flower Gardener by Cutler and Ellis is another source I consult regularly.

 

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