Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3', 3-6'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Half, Shade

 

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Naturalizing, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

Alba' is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar, which typically grows to 3 to 4 feet tall and spreads nearly as wide by creeping rhizomes. Single flowers (as large as 2 to 3 inches across) with overlapping white petals and yellow center stamens appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems. Foliage is an attractive mound of lobed dark green leaves. Lengthy August to September bloom period. A wonderful addition to a shady border.

Grow in well drained, loamy soils in part to full shade. Though it requires more moisture than A. tomentosa, the soil shouldn't be wet and does need to be well draining to avoid the crown rotting. Resistant to deer and rabbits, but attractive to butterflies. Sun. with A. x h. 'Honorine Jobert.'