Japanese anemone (Anemone hupehbensis)
Fall-blooming anemones bring a refined and elegant touch of beauty to an autumn landscape when delicately beautiful flowers burst open atop the plant’s willowy stems. The white and pink blossoms illuminate the shade garden, especially at dusk, as the setting sun’s warm light slips under the branches of nearby trees.
As flowers fade, the petals drop to the ground, leaving behind a globe-shaped seed head. Newly opening blossoms mingle among the seed heads, providing a lovely show for several weeks between late July and October, depending on the cultivar.
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