Honorine Jobert an award winning Japanese anemone.

Honorine Jobert

Pink Japanese anemone, Robustissima.

Bressingham Glow

Bressingham Glow

Robustissima pink Japanese anemone.

Robustissima pink Japanese anemone

Robustissima pink Japanese anemone

Common Name:  Japanese anemone,windflower, 
Botanical Name: Anemone hupehensis and A. tomentosa
Form:   upright stems from a basal clump
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Anemone
Species: hupehensis, tomentosa
Plant Type:  rhizomatous herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 2-2 ½’  
Origin: China
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8
Foliage: dark green serrated leaves in 3 parts
Flowers: August to October, flower stems rise well above the foliage to 30”, 5-7 showy, rounded, fragrant, white pinkish-white to pale rose-mauve tepals (modified petals) surround a green 'button' centre, which is surrounded by a ring of yellow stamens. 
Exposure: full sun to part shade, best in part shade
Soil: moist soil with good drainage best
Uses: borders, cottage gardens, woodlands, butterflies, deer, rabbit resistant, seaside
Propagation:  division, root cuttings
Pruning: cut flowering stems back to their base after flowering
​Problems: may need staking, mildews, caterpillars, rust, Septoria leaf spot, poisonous if ingested, forms colonies
Comments: 
Flowering period last for three months from August through October. Elegant stems topped with simple flowers, 2 to 3 inch wide, that rise well above the foliage. Prefers moist soil and doesn't like to dry out. Naturalizes by rhizomes spreading underground. Colonies will spread faster if dug up and disturbed. Can become aggressive. Divide in early spring or after flowering. Salt resistant. Eating may cause stomach upset if ingested. Might cause mild skin irritation when touched. 

• ​​Bressingham Glow, (A. hupehensis var. japonica 'Bressingham Glow'), bears deep pink, semi-double flowers on 2 to 3 foot branched stems. Hardy to Zone 5. 
• ​Pink Japanese anemone (Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’) bears pale pink single, cup-shaped flowers on 3 to 4 foot stems. It's hardy to zone 4 and is more tolerant of sun and drier conditions than other Japanese anemones. 
• Honorine Jobert Japanese Anemone (A. x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert') is an award winning hybrid, with pure white flowers on long graceful stems from 2 to 4 feet long. 

Flower buds.

Japanese anemone flowers are fragrant and attract pollinating insects.

Japanese anemone foliage

Robustissima pink Japanese anemone