The ‘Honorine Jobert’ Japanese Anemone (Anemone x hybridus) is doing in the shady Back Garden. I’m a sucker for those gleaming ivory flowers with golden centers.
It was intended to be a successor plant to the ‘Purple Sensation’ Allium growing by the west hedge. As the Alliums faded, ‘Honorine Jobert’ was supposed to step up with summer foliage and then fall blooms.
And that’s more or less what has happened. Honorine is supported by a number of late season companions: White Woodland Aster (Eurybia diviriticus), Short’s Aster (Symphyotrichum shortii), Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) and Purple-Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratum).
Japanese Anemones have a reputation for being aggressive, but that’s not the case in my garden. In this border ‘Honorine Jobert’ has taken about three years to get to the size you see above. It’s just faded away in a couple of other spots in the back. I would like to see this clump get a little bigger, but I wouldn’t want it to take over. I’m wondering if the pink varieties are more aggressive.
Such yummy flowers. Makes me think of French vanilla ice cream topped with honey. Also, I really like the unopened buds almost as much as the flowers.
And look – there’s a hoverfly!
Honorine is a fine flower for the autumn season. I hope we see a lot more of her next year.
gardeninacity 
She is really beautiful, I have tried her twice but she decided she didn’t want to live in my garden unfortunately! I have other pink ones and they have taken about 10 yrs to decide that they want to stay, maybe they don’t really like my soil.
I have planted her in a couple of places where she just faded away. Funny that she is doing ok in this spot, which is pretty shaded.
I love her too. I have two clumps, both of which have remained relatively small so no chance of it becoming agressive here. Oh, and both are in the full sun.
Maybe the pink kind is the one that’s really aggressive.
A white flower in a shady spot — what could be better? I have a real weakness for white in the garden, and this is a great example of why.
I agree – white flowers just look so good in shade.
Really beautiful! Worth waiting all summer for her.
Gives you something to look forward to.
She has never been aggressive in my garden either. She does get around tho raising her haughty head above where you least expect her.
Haven’t seen those travelling tendencies yet.
Such a pretty flower. Reminds me a bit of cosmos.
Does look like Cosmos. The petals of Cosmos are somewhat larger and I think have a more papery texture.
They are beautiful! As one blog pointed out, they remind one a bit of Poet’s daffodil, too.
I never thought of that, but I see what you mean.
It’s a beautiful flower!
I think so, too.
I love white flowers, and this one is a stunner. Although it really isn’t a close match, it reminds me of the Macartney rose, an invasive here that’s also that pure white with a large, brilliant yellow center. I enjoyed seeing the asters, too. I always think of asters and goldenrod when I think of autumn flowers.
Asters and goldenrods are the classic fall combination.
Very nice. Yummy is a great way to describe the flowers. 🙂
Thanks!
In my estimation, Japanese anemones are underappreciated. They bring life back to our gardens in late summer through early fall, a time when many perennials are looking a little worn out. Yes, they can be vigorous growers, but I’d never call them aggressive. Honorine is a perfect example of their delicate beauty and ability to blend with neighbors!
It’s true that you don’t see ‘Honorine’ in a lot of home gardens. If you see Japanese Anemones, they are more likely to be one of the pink varieties.
I absolutely love our Japanese Anemones. Ours grow in a area of the garden that is shady and has lots of greenery around, and these lovely white flowers stand out, they even seem to glow in the evening.
Interesting that they do well in the Canberra area, which I think of as somewhat arid. This is a plant I associate with wetter places.
Japanese Anemones need more water than our other plants … but they are worth it!
Oh so lovely!
Thank you!
I was hoping to plant some Honorine this autumn in a space that is backed by a dark brown wall, but the rescheduling of the replacement of the adjacent driveway until next spring has zapped that idea. Something tough and aggressive is actually needed in that particular spot. It gets a half day of sun but is shaded during the afternoon.
I’m dealing with that whole driveway replacement thing myself, but it’s starting tomorrow.
She is lovely. I have it growing in pots, I really must plant it out.xxx
Never thought of growing it in a container. That would be pretty nice.
Ah, I thought this was the cultivar. I know that name; but would you say they are more ivory or French vanilla than just white?
There is only one at work, and it is a pale rather sickly pink. To me, it looks more beige than pink. ick.
Yes, certainly more ivory than straight white. I prefer an off-white, actually.
Oh, of course. I should have remembered that.
Its lovely..Anemone is one of my favorite flowers !
Same here!