Anemone 'x Whirlwind'

Windflower


Photo courtesy of Ball Seed

  • Ruffled pure white double flowers
  • Green centers and yellow anthers
  • Great for the mixed border
  • Early fall bloom
  • Well branched and vigorous
  • Dark foliage provides great contrast
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Garden
Garden
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance
Mass Planting
Mass Planting
Vigorous
Vigorous
Deer Resistant
Deer Resistant



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Preforms best in partial shade.  Can tolerate full sun with consistent moisture in well-draining soil.  Low maintenance once established.  May take up to two years to become fully established and bloom profusely.  Cut back dead foliage in the spring.


Height: 18-24 in
Spread: 12-16 in
Spacing: 14-20 in
Price Level 1: $24.99~#1
Bloom Color: White
Zone: 5-8
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Mass Planting
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Vigorous
  • Edging
  • Fall Color
  • Garden
  • Border or Bed
  • Low Maintenance
  • Naturalizing

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Fall

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Anemone

Common Name: Windflower/Japanese Anemone

Beautiful satiny flowers on tall stems. Flowers are typically white or pink.  Clump forming foliage.  Loved by many for addiing late season color at the end of summer-fall.  Attracts pollinators.  Resistant to deer and rabbits.