Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Pink, White

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Half, Shade

 

Water

Medium, High

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Raised Planter

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Naturalizing, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

'Serenade' is an anemone hybrid with rose-pink, double petaled flowers that bloom late summer into the fall. Flowers stand on wiry, erect stems about the lush green, three-lobed leaves. This is a smaller cultivar, with the foliage growing to about a foot tall and 2 feet wide, and the flowers stems rising to about 2 feet. Plant in a part to full shade border.

Grow in well drained, loamy soils in part to full shade. Though it requires more moisture than A. tomentosa, the soil shouldn't be wet and does need to be well draining to avoid the crown rotting. Anemone are vigorous, fibrous-rooted perennials that spread by creeping rhizomes. Resistant to deer and rabbits, but attractive to butterflies. Japanese anemone cultivars are commonly sold as Anemone x hybrida or Anemone japonica.