Botanical Name: Anemone japonica (A. hybrida)
Common Name: Japanese anemone
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, clumping graceful perennial with palmate foliage and flowers held on long stems above the foliage; spreads quickly by runners and offsets after established
Height 2 to 3'
Spread 2 to 3'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors does best in part shade; takes sun near coast
Soil likes moist, well-drained soils
Hardiness hardy – all zones
 
Morphology:
Leaves Simple palmate becoming trifoliate with large palmate leaflets to 3" across; young leaves somewhat hairy; forms long petioles
Flowers daisy-like flowers in pink, white or rose, to 2" across flowers form in clusters above the foliage in fall or early winter
Fruit small capsule
 
Propagation:
division
 
Usage:
good source of fall color in partial shade areas; works well in front of tall shrubs or under trees; good in temperate climate landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular watering; not especially drought tolerant; avoid heavy watering in poorly drained soils
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer in spring
Pruning remove spent flowers; divide as needed in fall or spring
Pests/Diseases root rot in heavy soils
Special Conditions/Other may become weedy in some gardens
 
Origin: Hybrid; Japan
Family: Ranunculaceae

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