I have zero experience growing them, but the "Swan Series" is claimed to be non or less spreading than older types.

I don't do pink so 'Whirlwind' and 'Wild Swan' are the only two fall blooming Japanese type anemones I have intentionally planted. Whirlwind spreads; Wild Swan does not. Or not noticeably so.

Also, 3 of the Swan series are the only anemones of this type to be included with the Great Plant Picks, which is a very strong recommendation for me.

It's not clear from the question what sort of Anemones you are interested in. I only have the Japanese Anemone Honorine Jobert. It spreads but not uncontrollably and I actually like things that fill space. My neighbour has some shorter white Japanese Anemones, name unknown, but they look stubby and inelegant to me.

I have failed repeatedly with A sylvestris. It is devoured by snails.

The Pacific Bulb site presumably only deals with the species that have corms, like A blanda, A nemorosa or the de Caen hybrids.

@floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK Ha! The lack of clarity in my question reflects my own ignorance. Just beginning to read about these and haven't quite been able to differentiate the various types.

I have grown anemones in my garden and with some success, but the squirrels had a feast on the bulbs. I may try again, this time with chicken wire over them. for protection. for p to keep the squirrels away. for

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Since it is fall, I immediately assumed we were discussing the fall blooming, Japanese anemones (or now taxonomically referred to as Eriocapitella). To my knowledge, that - and its various hybrids - are the only fall blooming anemone. All the rest are spring bloomers, frequently bulbous or tuberous - Japanese anemones are not - and often considered garden ephemerals.

One of the pink Japanese Anemone taken just now in a flowerbed outside a shop.

For fall-blooming Japanese anemones, "Honorine Jobert" is the gold standard. There's a reason she's been in commerce for 100+ years. The site of those brilliant white flowers on elegantly long stems swaying in the breeze against a clear blue autumn sky is one of gardening's simple joys. She spreads but not over-aggressively; the moister the soil the more Japanese anemones spread IME.

For a good hot pink Japanese anemone, I like "Pamina". Color is nothing like the typical pale pink anemones you see. Worth seeking out if you like vibrant pinks.

Avoid "Robustissima" if you're worried about aggressive spread. Note the "robust" in its name.... I had it at my other house but it was in very dry soil under a maple tree so that controlled its spread. Otherwise -- you've been warned.

There was a short white cultivar of Japanese anemone at this house when I moved here. I agree with the above statement about the short ones looking inelegant. I took it out, didn't like it that much -- there's no comparison to the full-size anemones IMO.

The Japanese anemones do well in sun or part-shade and prefer average to moist soil. If full sun, more moisture becomes more important.

I also have the spring-blooming Anemone sylvestris. Cheerful blazing white flower on short plants. Looks great planted with brunnera. My problem is keeping it moist enough -- tends to fry if not enough moisture, even in part shade.

I have zero experience growing them, but the "Swan Series"

I am thinking, about...10 years ago there was some 'buzz' when "Wild Swan" was introduced as its claim to fame was that it would bloom through much of the season i.e. not just the Fall as is often the case with fall blooming anemone ;).

I did buy a couple of plants and the flowers were very pretty but they did not survive at my location :(. And I rarely see it offered for sale in my neck of the woods.

No one can not help but love "Honorine Jobert". I had a clump for several years and yet slowly but surely it disappeared :(. In fact I bought an HJ a little over a month ago hoping to start it again in the garden. Here it is today looking spry.

(I have tried "Pamina" on a couple of occasions but each time I could not get it to overwinter :( )

So far I've purchased three anemone. Honorine Jobert, Elfin Swan, both white, and Lucky Charms, It's more of a light purple than a pink...I swear it. :o)

Was looking at some anemone bulbs at a nursery and was surprised they were so small, dry and hard. Is that normal?

Are there fall blooming Japanese anemone that come in red or blue? I've only seen white and pale purple.

" Are there fall blooming Japanese anemone that come in red or blue? I've only seen white and pale purple. "

No.......white, pink or a pale purple/lavender. If you want red or blue, then you need to look to the spring blooming tuberous forms, like A. blanda or coronaria.

I walking by the university and there were so many plantings of HJ:

Like many, I have had Honorine Jobert for years. Beautiful strong clump grower, that I find easy to control (note: if you leave it untouched for many years that root will grow huge and turn very woody and impenetrable). And a beautiful nonstop fall bloomer.

Any observations about deer resistance? I see the fall flowering white anemones planted in several areas where deer would be prone to grazing and they don't ever seem to be eaten down. I'd love some more fall flowering plants that the deer might leave alone.

@Olychick Deer would frequently nip the flower buds off my various Japanese Anemones. Not every year, but enough to make it not worth growing them in areas where I didn't have stronger methods of deer protection, since I certainly wasn't growing them for the foliage!

Olychick I live surrounded by forest and predation is intense. There are a few late bloomers they never touch such as Sanguisorba tenuifolia (I have 'Alba'), Kirengeshoma palmata, Aconitum carmichaelii and for some reason Rudbeckia 'Herbstsonne' since they do go for other Rudbeckia. Ornamental grasses are safe from them. I spray every 2 wks. with Bobbex for most plants otherwise I would have not much of a garden.

Thanks peren.all and sah. I gave up years ago and fenced my yard, but have an area outside the fence at the driveway where the deer can still reach. I have had good luck with some grasses, Skimmia Japonica, Peonies (believe it or not) and Hellebores that they leave alone. I have herbs that flower and a St John's Wort shrub (Hypericum), along with a Winter Hazel (Corylopsis sinensis)that they leave alone. They don't bother an Sweet Autumn Clematis that I have growing over the gate arbor, but they nip off the spring Clematis, planted inside the fence but climbs and weaves through to where they can reach it. Several people in my area have large clumps of white fall flowering Anemones planted near the road and they don't seem to bother them, so I was wondering what others' experience was with them.

Deer located in different parts of the country seem to have different appetites :-) In general, they do not bother ornamental grasses and strongly scented foliage (i.e., most herbs). Other plants tend to be hit or miss, depending on location. They have never bothered anemones in my mid-Puget Sound area.

@Olychick Lexington VA and deer are voracious here. My neighbor 3 doors away has both the pink and the white tall anemones . They are growing on alleys that border her property. the deer never touch them. She dug large clumps of each for me and I cut them back to about 6”, they were still blooming heavily and 3’ tall. They are sending up green shoots since we’ve had unseasonably warm temps. We are getting 24° Monday night…. ugh. If they are safe here I would think they would be safe anywhere. c