About
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Rotkäppchen' is a vertical, clumping perennial that produces oval, serrated dark green foliage. Its semi-double flowers, featuring slender petals and yellow centers, emerge in deep rose pink from late summer and continue blooming into the autumn months.
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
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Suckering
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows well in any reasonable, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Avoid excessive winter wet. See anemone cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- Cut back old stems after flowering has finished
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in early spring or autumn
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms, caterpillars and slugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to anemone smuts and powdery mildews