Anemone Hybrida Queen Charlotte Japanese Anemone

Anemone Hybrida Queen Charlotte is a deciduous AGM-winning border perennial with fluffy pink flowers on long graceful stems. It’s a great choice for mixed borders and late summer colour.

Anemones are native to China but they’ve been cultivated in Japan for centuries hence the common name Japanese Anemone. Many varieties exist but Queen Charlotte, which is synonymous with its original name Anemone Hybrida Königin Charlotte, is one of the prettiest cultivars you can find.

It has dark green deeply lobed foliage and long elegant stems that move with the breeze. Topping its stems are cup-shaped, pale pink semi-double flowers with yellow centres and a fluffy ruffled look.

Its flowers emerge in late summer from architectural, spherical buds and bloom anytime from August to October. This brings a much-needed hit of colour and nectar source to dull and fading gardens. They’re very easy to look after, requiring barely any care once established.

Japanese Anemone Queen Charlotte is a must for low maintenance mixed borders.

Height And Spread of Anemone Hybrida Queen Charlotte
Japanese Anemone Queen Charlotte will reach 1.5 metres in height by a metre in spread over 2-5 years.

How Hardy is Anemone Hybrida Queen Charlotte
Although it looks delicate and pretty, Japanese anemone is tough. It has wiry stems that resist breezes and it survives sub-zero winters with well-drained roots.

How To Use Anemone Hybrida Queen Charlotte
This is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial perfect for the back to the midsection of a mixed border. Its pretty blooms suit country cottage gardens, coastal spaces, and any informal areas in need of colour in late summer.

How To Care For Anemone Hybrida Queen Charlotte
Japanese Anemone Queen Charlotte holds the RHS AGM because it performs so well in the UK.
It prefers full sun to partial shade in well-drained ground and will grow in all types of soil including chalk and sand.
When it’s happy Japanese Anemone Queen Charlotte spreads, so be sure to give it room and divide the roots into clumps with a sharp spade when it gets large.
You can leave this pretty perennial to its own devices in a low maintenance garden, or cut back dead foliage in late autumn. Apply a thick layer of mulch to trap moisture and cut down on weed competition for the best flower display.