Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’ (Japanese Anemone)

Highly robust and vigorous, Anemone x hybrida ‘Robustissima’ is a sensational Japanese Anemone with single, soft pink cup-shaped blossoms borne on reddish stems. Dancing and swaying in the breeze, the eye-catching 5-petalled blossoms are gracefully carried on wiry reddish stems above mounds of divided, grape-like, dark green foliage. Low care and well-behaved, this beauty is a wonderful naturalizer that is perfect to enliven the late summer or fall garden.

• One of the longest-blooming perennials in the garden, it provides weeks of color, from late summer through fall, when many other perennials are starting to fade.
• Grows up to 3-4 feet tall (90-120 cm) and spreads via rhizomes to 24-36 in. (60-90 cm).
• Mixes beautifully with ornamental grasses or any other perennial plants. Well suited for borders, cottage gardens, coastal gardens, or naturalistic areas such as prairies or meadows. This plant needs plenty of space and may become a nuisance in beds.
• Very attractive as cut flowers, it has good resistance to most insects and diseases. Japanese Anemones attract butterflies, but are deer and rabbit resistant!
• A full sun or part sun lover, it enjoys rich, humusy, evenly moist, well-drained soils. Do not let the soil dry out! Provide some wind protection. Add winter mulch in cool winter areas. This plant will happily naturalize to form colonies!
• Salt tolerant
• Eating may cause stomach upset and skin contact may cause mild irritation.

Native to China, Anemones have been cultivated in Japan for hundreds of years. Growing to 4 feet (120 cm), they produce single, semi-double or double blooms in shades of pink and white on slender, graceful stems in mid-late summer and early fall. Though they may appear delicate, these long-lived perennials can survive with minimal maintenance once they are established. Deer resistant, they are a popular choice for borders or as specimens in home gardens.