Marianne's Response
your Japanese anemone endorsement
8/1/2021 column endorsed Japanese anemone for “dry shade” “under the canopy of our native evergreen trees.” I further checked on Anemone hupehensis ‘Praecox’ (Japanese Anemone) at https://www.gardenia.net/plant/anemone-hupehensis-praecox-japanese-anemone. That site said it “enjoys humusy, evenly moist, well-drained soils. Do not let the soil dry out!”
Kinda scared me from putting it in the dry area under our cedars. Please clarify why the difference.
Posted by Judy Kalich on August 11, 2021
Marianne's Response
Most likely the difference is that in Western Washington our normally cool summers create the perfect conditions and Japanese anemone will become invasive with added water or rich soil. Believe me they will survive in dry soil near cedar trees and they will become invasive and grow fast and thick in moist soil. Where you lives matters and most garden info is written for a general area not a specific area. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti
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