Scientific Name:
Eriocapitella
x
hybrida
Pronunciation:
EE-ree-oh-cap-it-el-a ex HYE-brid-ah
Common Name:
windflower, Japanese anemone
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Basal clump; leaves with long petioles and 3 irregularly ovate leaflets with serrated margins and acute tips; flowers white or pink, slightly cupped, to 8cm wide, multiple stamens and pistils, most with many petal-like sepals, Aug-Oct, scented.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical, Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (E. hupehensis var. japonica x E. vitifolia)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract butterflies, Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Filler, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Summer interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google.
Cultivars shown or on campus may include
E. 'Andrea Atkinson',
E. 'September Charm',
E. 'Sweetly' (Fall in Love), and
E. 'Whirlwind'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Colour in Fall:
Green, Green-yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Rounded
Margins:
Pinnately lobed, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Petal-like sepals
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
White, Brown (semi-double flowers)
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Nematodes, Rust, Slugs or snails (Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden : dead? - cv. Sweetly (Fall in Love)
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden