'Honorine Jobert' anemone is a compact, vigorous, herbaceous perennial Japanese hybrid in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is a sport discovered in Verdun, France in 1858. The plant will grow 3-4 feet tall in a mounding form and spread by rhizomes. Plant in full sun to partial shade in consistently moist well-drained amended soils. This plant can be propagated in the winter and spring through root cuttings and division. The showy 2 to 3-inch white flowers have yellow stamens in a ring surrounding a chartreuse center and bloom for 4 to 8 weeks in August and September. Awarded the Perennial Plant Association’s Perennial of the Year 2016 and The Royal Horticultural Award of Garden Merit in 1993. Use this plant in containers, in the border or as a specimen in open woodland or cottage gardens. Insect and Disease Problems: While not having serious problems relating to insects or diseases, this plant may have issues with the following: powdery mildew, leaf/stem smut, leaf spot, downy mildew, caterpillars, nematodes, slugs, flea beetles, Japanese beetles, and black blister beetles. VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee. More information on Anemone .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
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Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Herbaceous Perennial
Life cycle
Perennial
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
High Organic Matter
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
12 inches-3 feet; 3 feet-6 feet
Mature size
Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in. | Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Slow
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Clumping; Dense; Erect; Mounding
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Rosulate
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
Yes
Leaf detail
Leaves are palmate and oval with toothed margins. The compound leaves are in a basal rosette are lightly covered with fine hairs
Flower color
White
Flower value
Good Cut; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Ruffled flowers bloom in late summer/ early fall (around August through September-- though some have been known to bloom from September through November instead). While its stamens are yellow, the petals are white. At the back of the petals is a little pink. Each flower can be up to 3 inches across. Technically the "petals" are sepals (to which there can be up to nine sepals on one flower). Flowers can be single or semi-double and last 5-8 weeks!
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Fruit color
Green
Fruit type
Achene
Fruit detail
Seedheads form from the green center of the flowers. It rarely produces seeds.
Stem color
Green
Stem detail
Stems look similar to wire (but green) and are branching.