About
This upright herbaceous perennial features a branching habit and reaches notable heights. Its mid-green foliage consists of toothed leaves that are divided into three distinct lobes. From summer through late autumn, it produces large, semi-double flowers in shades of velvety wine red to deep pink.
About the genus
Anemone consists of herbaceous perennials characterized by their fibrous, rhizomatous, or tuberous root systems. The leaves are palmately lobed, and the flowers typically take the form of saucers, each usually featuring five petals.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow well in humus rich, moist but well-drained soil avoiding excessive wet conditions in winter
- Pruning
- Cut back old stems after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in early spring and autumn
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworm, caterpillars and slugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews and Anemone smuts