Japanese anemone (A. huphensis) populates the garden with beautiful flowers atop wiry stems from mid- to late summer. The first one I planted was ‘September Charm’ because September is my birth month.
It’s still growing and producing pink flowers along with my other Japanese anemones. The Perennial Plant Association named the white flowering ‘Honorine Jobert’ the 2016 Perennial Plant of the Year. She’s a real workhorse in the garden, spreading with rhizomes or underground stems.
Grow Japanese anemone in full sun. It’s tolerant of many soil conditions but does best when watered periodically. It also seems to do ok in part shade. I have some of mine growing under a native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
Besides its beauty in the garden, Japanese anemone is a well-branched, terrific cut flower. Flowers are about 1 ½ to 2 inches wide with slightly overlapping petals. The perennial comes in white, pink and dark pink flowers.
I don’t cut mine back until spring. In winter, the seed heads dry to form what looks like cotton balls for seasonal interest. If the Japanese anemone exceeds its bounds, it is easy to pull or dig out.
