Anemone x hybrid 'Serendade'
Common Name(s):
Anemone
Japanese anemone
Synonym:
Anemone tomentosa 'Serenade'
Windflower
Flower:
Pink
Blooms :
Aug
to:
Oct
10-15 tepals rosy pnk in color, many stamens
Botanical Description
Fragrant?
NO
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Foliage:
Green
Dark green, deeply divided, 3 lobed
Fall Color?
YES
Flowers bloom into fall are rosy pink
Deciduous
Photo by:
Heading 6
Oregon Native?
NO
West State Native?
NO
Origins:
China
Site Selection
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:
4
Water Needs:
M
Sun Needs:
Full Sun
Deer Resistant?
YES
Firewise?
YES
Height:
3-4'
Spread:
2-3'
Growth Rate:
Medium
Native Habitat:
Scrublands, stream banks
Soil:
Rich humusy, well-drained, chalk, clay, loam, sandy
Care Recommendations
Maintenance Level:
Medium
Fertilizer:
Add 2-3" compost at planting, then a flower specific fertilizer (like a 5-10-5 NPK) every 4-6 weeks early spring and mid-summer
Mulch:
Apply 2" layer of compost or shredded bark annually in spring and fall
Provide fertilizer in spring, keep soil moist
Long Term:
Winter:
Deadhead and mulch if not done in fall, keep soil moist
Spring:
Cut back dead or damaged winter foliage to ground level, apply corganic compost for mulch, feed in early spring with a well-balanced slow release fertilizer, divide if needed, keep soil evenly moist in spring if dry
Summer:
Needs consistent soil moisture, deadhead spent flowers, fertilize mid-summer
Fall:
Deadheading, cut back dead foliage to ground level after first frost for winter protection and apply mulch to insulate roots
General Care Comments:
To prevent spread trim back when needed, thrives in full sun, needs very low water, shear flower stalks for tidiness, easily divided spring or fall
Common Problems
Do not let dry out
Diseases:
Occasionally powdery mildew
Insects:
Generally none but Japanese beetles, black blister beetles can destroy plants
Environmental Problems:
Tends to spread by rhizomes
Pests:
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