Windflower

Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Prinz Heinrich'

Windflower - Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Prinz Heinrich'

Common Name: Windflower
Genus: Anemone
Species: hupehensis var. japonica
Cultivar: 'Prinz Heinrich'

Category: Perennials

Height: 0.75 m (75 cm)
Spread: 0.60 m (60 cm)

Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: July to September
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Clay/Heavy
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained

Spreading dark green lobed leaves are topped with deep rose-purple semi-double flowers with rolled or quilled petals that fade in colour as they age.

  • Garden care: Cut back the stalks after after the flowers have faded and tidy up old dead leaves in March, then mulch well.  Avoid moving the plant since it resents disturbance. Where necessary lift and divide congested clumps in autumn or early spring.



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