Anemone hupehensis (Thunb.) Bowles & Stearn var. japonica
Fully-hardy, vigorous, erect, woody-based, suckering perennial with branched stems bearing umbels of semi-double flowers varying in colour from bright purple, almost scarlet, through mauve, to rose-pink and white, from late summer to autumn. To 90cm. [RHSE, Hortus]. Anemone x hybrida, a hybrid between A. hupehensis var. japonica and A. vitifolia, very similar and also known as ‘Japanese anemone’, is more common in gardens today. [RHSE].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘This is a beautiful bedding plant, blooming from July to November; grows half-a-yard high, and its fine rose-coloured flowers are particularly showy at the latter part of the season.’ [FC p.131/1850]. Introduced to Britain from China in 1844 by Robert Fortune. The plant figured, introduced by Fortune, has bright purple-crimson flowers. ‘A very showy hardy perennial herbaceous plant, flowering towards Autumn, and valuable for its habit of continuing long in blossom at that season of the year.’ [OFG f.5/1854]. ‘It is not only an anemone, but a most beautiful one, not inferior to the Chinese Chrysanthemum, or even the Anemone coronaria of the East.’ [BR f.66/1845]. MB p.25/1847. FS pl.1 2e Liv./1846.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [B.41/1850]. Obtained from Kew Gardens, brought out from England by Captain P. P. King in 1849. Macarthur indicated that it was not new to the colony. [ML A1980-3]. It was also requested of John Lindley at the London Horticultural Society on 1st February, 1849. [ML A2933-1, p.182a].
Notes
Published Jan 26, 2009 - 02:54 PM | Last updated Mar 05, 2010 - 09:25 AM
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica (Thunb.) Bowles & Stearn | BR f.66/1845 | RBGS
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Of garden origin but naturalised in Japan |
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| Common Name | Japanese anemone |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Anemone Japonica |
| Confidence level | high |