General Culture:

Best grown in organically rich, humusy, evenly moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Soils must not be allowed to dry out. Plants are best sited in part shade locations with protection from wind. Foliage tends to burn in hot, dry, sunny summer conditions. Plants do not perform well in the deep South (south of USDA Zone 7). Avoid wet, poorly drained soils, particularly in winter. Plants appreciate a winter mulch in cold winter climates. Plants may be slow to establish, but will naturalize well by spreading rhizomes in optimum growing conditions. Propagate by root cuttings in winter (perhaps most effective) or by division in spring.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

‘Lady Gilmour’ is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, Japanese anemone hybrid cultivar that typically grows to 3-4’ tall and provides excellent late summer to early fall bloom (August – October). Semi-double flowers (2-3” diameter) with overlapping rose-pink petals (actually tepals) and yellow centers appear on long, wiry-but-graceful, branching stems over an attractive foliage mound of usually trifoliate dark green leaves.