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Ranunculaceae
Japanese Anemone
Anemone hupehensis
Anticipation, sincerity, fragile beauty.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Anemone
- Native to
- China
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 60–120 cm (2–4 ft)
- Sunlight
- Part shade
- Soil
- Rich, moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 4–8
- Lifespan
- Long-lived perennial
Did you know
- Despite the name, Japanese anemones are originally Chinese—they were brought to Japan centuries ago and from there to Europe by plant hunter Robert Fortune in 1844.
- Each delicate flower dances on the slenderest of stems—the genus name 'Anemone' comes from the Greek 'anemos' (wind), because they tremble in the lightest breeze.
- Few perennials bloom this late in the year—Japanese anemones light up shady September gardens when almost everything else is finished, lasting through October frosts.
- The flowers are sterile in cultivated forms—they never set seed but spread vigorously by underground runners, sometimes too vigorously for tidy gardeners.
- Greek myth says anemones grew from the blood of Adonis after he was killed by a wild boar, and that Aphrodite's tears mingled with his blood to create the flowers.
Color meanings
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anticipation
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sincerity
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fragile grace