Anemone hybrida japonica

This mixture of Anemone japonica, also known as Japanese anemone, offers elegant perennial plants with long flowering periods, from late summer until the first frost, producing beautiful flowers in open cups in various shades of pink around a golden yellow stamen. Varying in size, they all share vigorous growth and an indescribable charm that complements the exuberant blooms of asters. They thrive in full sun or partial shade, in moist and rich soil, without too much limestone.

The plants in this mixture are hybrids belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. These hybrids are likely the result of cross-breeding between Anemone vitifolia, native to the Himalayas, and A. hupehensis, native to central and western China. Anemone japonica are perennials with fibrous tubercles that form large, vigorous, and rounded clumps, ranging from 60cm to 1.2m (24in to 4ft) in height, with a diameter of 50 to 60cm (20 to 24in). The foliage is deciduous to semi-evergreen depending on the climate, deeply lobed, dark green, strongly veined on the underside, and pubescent depending on the varieties. Flowering occurs from September to November. The flowers are solitary, borne on sturdy stems. They first appear as delightful oval and fluffy pink buds, then open into flared cups with 5 to 30 rounded and overlapping petals in various shades of pink, measuring approximately 6cm (2in) in diameter.