Windflower Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Windflower:
Previously known as:
- Anemone x hybrida 'Alba'
- A. x hybrida 'Alba'
- Phonetic Spelling
- ah-NEM-oh-nee hy-Brid-ah
- Description
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Windflower is a compact, vigorous, herbaceous perennial Japanese hybrid with showy, white flowers (blooming 5-8 weeks!!). It has a mounding form and spreads by rhizomes. While they can grow in full sun or partial sun, this flower prefers partial shade.
This plant can be propagated in the winter and spring through, respectively, root cuttings and division.
Insect and Disease Problems: While not having serious problems relating to insects or diseases, this plant may have issues with the following: powdery mildew, leaf/stem smut, leaf spot, downy mildew, caterpillars, nematodes, slugs, flea beetles, Japanese beetles, and black blister beetles.
Awards: Perennial Plant Association’s Perennial of the Year 2016; RHS Award of Garden Merit (1993)
VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Anemone
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Root Cutting
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- deer, rabbit
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Dense
- Erect
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Green
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- Seedheads form from the green center of the flowers (originally the bud). This does not always appear, but if it does, the seedhead may be seen after frost. While this part is a seedhead, seeds do not usually form from it.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Ruffled flowers bloom in late summer/ early fall (around August through September-- though some have been known to bloom from September through November instead). While its stamens are yellow, the petals are white. At the back of the petals is a little pink. Each flower can be up to 3 inches across. Technically the "petals" are sepals (to which there can be up to nine sepals on one flower). Flowers can be single or semi-double and last 5-8 weeks!
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are palmate, have an oval shape, and have toothed margins. At the bottom of the plant is a dark green mound with trifoliate leaves. Some leaves appear glossy and have very small hairs.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Description:
- Stems look similar to wire (but green) and are branching.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Diseases
- Insect Pests
- Rabbits
- Problems:
- Contact Dermatitis
