Melinda Myers

Japanese Anemone

Botanical Name

Anemone x hybrida

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 8

Height

2 to 5 feet

Width

2 feet

Flowers

Late summer to fall: pink, white, violet; single, double or semi double

Light

Full sun to part shade (morning sun best)

Soil

Moist, well-drained, fertile

Planting & Care

• Protect from wind
• Avoid wet winter soil by providing good drainage
• Does poorly in drought
• Plants grown in colder regions will benefit from a winter mulch
• Divide in spring

Problems

Japanese beetles

Varieties

• Honorine Jobert - white flowers with pink tinged undersides, popular in southern gardens since the Civil War
• Pamina - double rose-red flowers
• Krimhilde - salmon pink flowers
• Whirlwind - semi-double white flowers, 4-5'