Anemone tomentosa Robustissima

Japanese Anemone Robustissima is a beautiful robust and hardy perennial whose pale pink flowers, carried by sturdy flower stalks, appear in late summer.

The delicate and abundant flowers of the Anemone tomentosa Robustissima consist of pale pink inflorescences, 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3in) in diameter, which appear between August and October. Emerging from a woody stump, the sturdy flower stalks rise to reach 1 meter (3 feet) tall and 60 cm (24in) wide. The dark green foliage, very dense at ground level, is strongly palmate with 5 lobes.

A vigorous plant when grown in suitable conditions, Japanese Anemone Robustissima thrives in cool, light and humus-rich soil. It tolerates brief episodes of drought and can withstand non-scorching sunlight. It thrives in semi-shaded or lightly sunny locations such as at the base of trees, on the edge of woodland or in the back of borders where it forms magnificent clumps.

You can plant it alongside Persicarias, Cimicifugas, and Perennial Geraniums. In late summer, they also accompany Rudbeckias, Hydrangeas, and Hostas.

And for your winter bouquets, place the budded stems, bearing dry-looking seed capsules, in a vase.  After 2 hours at room temperature you will see white flowers appearing.