Anemone virginiana (tall anemone)

Japanese name: アネモネ バージニアナ
Scientific name: Anemone virginiana

[Overview]
A perennial 30–80 cm tall.
A few basal leaves arise from the rhizome.
The basal leaves have long petioles and are palmately compound, with the leaflets further divided.
The leaflets have toothed margins and leaflet stalks.
Leaves are whorled on the stem in groups of 2–3.
The flowers are borne singly at the stem tip, with conspicuous white to pale green sepals that look like petals.
There are many stamens, and the anthers are yellow.
There are also many pistils, gathered in a globe.
The fruit is cylindrical, 1.5–3.5 cm long and about 1.2 cm in diameter.

[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by division.
It also spreads readily from self-sown seed.
It prefers sun to bright partial shade and fertile, well-drained, slightly moist soil.
In poor light it flowers poorly.
It dislikes heat and dryness, so keep direct sunlight off the base of the plant.
Move potted plants into shade in midsummer, and otherwise keep them in the sun.
It is very cold hardy, and once established in the garden it requires little care.
For plants in the garden, watering is not necessary unless the soil becomes extremely dry.
For potted plants, water when the soil surface dries so that they do not run dry.
Avoid fertilizing in hot weather; in spring and autumn, apply fertilizer placed on the soil once a month or liquid fertilizer once a week.
Pests and diseases include southern blight, powdery mildew, aphids, cutworms and pyralid moths.

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