Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
Japanese anemone
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moist, fertile, humus-rich soil
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: August to October
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A fabulous plant for brightening up the garden in late summer, this anemone grows in sun or shade and has masses of elegant, cup-shaped, white flowers on tall, wiry stems from August to October. The leaves are vine-like, dark green, and semi-evergreen. These single flowered Japanese anemones are one of the plants traditionally associated with Japanese gardens, where they're grown against dark rocks or in the shade of trees. Best in partial shade, they are perfect for lighting up a dark corner of the garden, or at the back of a herbaceous border. - Garden care: Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded, and tidy up old dead leaves in March. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant in spring. Avoid moving the plant since it resents disturbance. Where necessary, lift and divide congested clumps in early spring.
Stipa gigantea
golden oats
Excellent for the back of the border
Phlox paniculata 'David'
border phlox
Gorgeous, fragrant white flowers in late summer
Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte'
Japanese anemone ( syn. Queen Charlotte )
Brings autumn colour to the garden
Verbena bonariensis
verbena
Lilac-purple flowers
Verbena bonariensis
purple top
Great for adding height
Actaea matsumurae 'White Pearl'
bugbane (syn. Cimicifuga)
Lights up a shady area in autumn
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
culver's root
Slender spires of white flowers
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The classic, crisp, clean-cut single white Japanese anemone, best grown rambling close to houses or walls, where the purity of its pristine yellow stamens can be admired at close quarters
Val Bourne - Garden Writer