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The graceful white flowers of this
Japanese Anemone are part of a perennial border featured
in the UT Gardens in Knoxville. Photo by P.
McDaniels.
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October Gardening
Tip
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The first gardening tip for this month from the
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is to
be sure your garden doesn't get too dry. Here are some
additional gardening activities for the month:
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Gardens' Plant of the Month: Japanese
Anemone
by Emily
Smith
Looking for the perfect late-season bloomer
to add to your garden? Japanese Anemone might just fit for
your green thumb. Anemone x hybrida, or Japanese Anemone, is a
perennial in the Ranunculaceae Family. This delightful bloomer
will carry your garden well into the fall season, blooming
from late summer up until frost. As an added benefit, the
delicate flower also makes an outstanding cut
flower.
You can
count on the Japanese Anemone to give you volumes of color
throughout the season in shades of white, pink and purple.
Flowers consist of a single, semidouble or double bloom form
that appears at the top of stalks that reach from around three
to five feet tall. This splash of color adds height to your
perennial border. Because fall breezes cause these flower
stalks to sway with a graceful motion, Japanese Anemone is
also called the windflower.
Japanese
Anemone tends to mound and features a considerable amount of
dark green foliage. When planting in either full sun or part
shade, remember to allow room for this plant to grow. As the
years pass, the Japanese Anemone will need space to reach its
full potential in the garden. For best results, plant it
against a dark backdrop, such as a hedge or wall, so the
lovely flowers can be true stars in your garden.
Japanese
Anemone is relatively disease and pest free, and it is
completely deer resistant. Combining Japanese Anemone with
Echinacea purpurea is a winning combination that provides
non-stop color in your garden.
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Emily K.
Smith is a graduate student in the University of Tennessee
Department of Plant Sciences. She works under the guidance of
Dr. Susan Hamilton, director of the UT
Gardens. The UT Gardens are located on Neyland Drive in
Knoxville. Admission is free, and the Gardens are open to the
public seven days a week during daylight hours.
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