Anemonex hybrida'Honorine Jobert'
Garden Plant Information

Anemone_x_hybrida_Honorine_Jobert_plant

 

Anemone_x_hybrida_Honorine_Jobert

 

Name

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' (also called Japanese anemone)

Genus  

Anemone

Species

x hybrida

Cultivar/variety

'Honorine Jobert'

General description

Herbaceous perennial grown for profuse number of white flowers. Attractive to bees.

Season of interest

White flowers in late summer and autumn.

Key horticultural features

  1. Habit - upright. H: 1.5m S: 1.5m+

  2. Stems - round, dark green, firm.

  3. Leaves - up to 15cm across, divided, dark green, serrated edges.

  4. Flowers -  not true petals, but tepals - between seven and 10 of them. Tepals are white with pinking shading underneath, stamens are yellow and centres are greenish-yellow.

Cultural details

Aspect

Full sun to partial shade.

Soil

Moist, fertile, humus-rich.

Hardiness

Fully hardy.

Maintenance

May be invasive in some gardens and will need lifting and dividing to stop it spreading too much.

Propagation

Lift and divide in spring.

 

 

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Published: 21-10-2005

Updated:  05-12-2006