Producing saucer-shaped blooms of pink, purple or white in late-summer or fall, Chinese anemone is best known in gardens by its colorful hybrids and the semi-double-flowered variety japonica. This late-blooming herbaceous perennial is native to China. In the wild, populations inhabit grasslands, streamsides and scrub in hilly regions. The plants form clumps that spread over time, sometimes invasively.

The attractive compound leaves are rich green, fuzzy and comprised of three to five...

Producing saucer-shaped blooms of pink, purple or white in late-summer or fall, Chinese anemone is best known in gardens by its colorful hybrids and the semi-double-flowered variety japonica. This late-blooming herbaceous perennial is native to China. In the wild, populations inhabit grasslands, streamsides and scrub in hilly regions. The plants form clumps that spread over time, sometimes invasively.

The attractive compound leaves are rich green, fuzzy and comprised of three to five...

Producing saucer-shaped blooms of pink, purple or white in late-summer or fall, Chinese anemone is best known in gardens by its colorful hybrids and the semi-double-flowered variety japonica. This late-blooming herbaceous perennial is native to China. In the wild, populations inhabit grasslands, streamsides and scrub in hilly regions. The plants form clumps that spread over time, sometimes invasively.

The attractive compound leaves are rich green, fuzzy and comprised of three to five...

(Japanese Anemone)

Popular in cultivation, Anemone hupehensis variety japonica is a late-blooming herbaceous perennial native to China and Japan. It is distinguished from Anemone hupehensis in that it has semi-double rather than single flowers. The plants form clumps that spread over time, sometimes invasively.

Japanese anemone has fuzzy compound leaves of rich green that are comprised of three to five ternate leaflets with jagged lobes and toothed edges. They are supported by equally...

(Bressingham Glow Japanese Anemone, Japanese Anemone)

Just when the late-summer falls into the floral doldrums, 'Bressingham Glow' adds new glow to the garden! It bears clusters of rounded, semi-double, rose-pink flowers on tall, wiry stems from late summer into fall. Each flower has many petals surrounding a central tuft of golden yellow stamens. The upright flower stems are reddish and the round, plump flower buds look blackish purple before opening.

Popular in cultivation, Anemone hupehensis variety japonica is a late-blooming...

(Japanese Anemone, Prinz Heinrich Japanese Anemone)

The colorful 'Prinz Heinrich' bears clusters of rounded, frilly, purple-pink flowers on tall, wiry stems from late summer into fall. Introduced in 1902 and still widely grown, 'Prinz Heinrich' received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit due to its exceptional garden performance and beautiful flowers.

Popular in cultivation, Anemone hupehensis variety japonica is a late-blooming herbaceous perennial native to China and Japan. It is distinguished from...

(Japanese Anemone, Splendens Japanese Anemone)

When summer fades into fall, the Splendens Japanese anemone grabs the attention with showy pink blossoms. This herbaceous perennial is native to China and Japan. The cultivar 'Splendens' bears clusters of rounded, five-petaled variably pink to rose flowers (with a hint of fuchsia) on tall, wiry stems from late summer into fall. Each flower has a central tuft of golden yellow stamens. The large, hairy, deeply lobed leaves are concentrated toward the plant's base.

Japanese anemone grows best in...

(European Wood Anemone)

A familiar and beloved wildflower of European woodlands, this hardy perennial spangles the forest floor with white flowers in early spring. The cupped, six- to eight-lobed blooms open wide in bright light to reveal a central starburst of bright yellow anthers. The solitary flowers are borne atop compact stems clothed with heavily dissected, three-parted leaves. Similar leaves arise directly from the ground. The foliage goes dormant by midsummer. Plants grow from a branching underground network of...

(European Wood Anemone, Robinsoniana European Wood Anemone)

A familiar and beloved hardy perennial from European forests, wood anemone spangles the shaded garden with dainty flowers in early spring. Bearing colorful blossoms that are bright lavender-blue inside and gray-white outside, 'Robinsoniana' is named after famed horticulturist William Robinson, who selected it in about 1870. The cupped, six- to eight-lobed blooms open wide in bright light to reveal a central starburst of bright yellow anthers. The solitary flowers are borne atop compact stems clothed...

(Wood Ginger)

A yellow-flowered version of the much beloved European wood anemone, this hardy perennial from northern Europe and western Asia bears its sunny flowers in early spring. The cupped, five- to eight-lobed blooms open wide in bright light to reveal a central boss of bright yellow anthers. The solitary flowers are borne atop compact stems clothed with heavily dissected, three-parted leaves. Similar leaves arise directly from the ground. The foliage goes dormant by midsummer. Plants grow from a branching...