Anemone Fall in Love® 'Sweetly'

Anemone Fall in Love® 'Sweetly': Rose Pink Drifts, No Staking Required

Rich rose-pink flowers on heavily branched stems, forming a big mound that keeps blooming into fall. 'Sweetly' is the anemone that brings flowers on the first date AND the hundredth. HOPELESS ROMANTIC.

Plant Characteristics:

• Botanical Name: Anemone hybrid
• Common Name: Japanese Anemone, Windflower
• Series: Fall in Love®, a Proven Winners® perennial
• Height: 51–66 cm (20–26 in)
• Spread: 61–76 cm (24–30 in)
• Flowers: Semi-double, rich rose-pink with a golden centre, on heavily branched stems
• Bloom Time: Late summer through fall (August to October)
• Foliage: Dark green, forming a large mound
• Features: Rabbit resistant

Where to Plant: Use it in the middle of a border to carry colour from August into October. It's compact enough that it rarely needs staking. Planted in groups, it makes a soft pink drift along a fence or in a lightly shaded spot.

Companion Plants: Give 'Sweetly' a sunny or lightly shaded bed where peonies open the season and daylilies carry the middle. Paeonia 'Kansas' opens fully double peonies at 75 to 90 cm in May and June. Veronica Magic Show® 'Ever After' adds lavender-blue spikes at 36 to 41 cm in June and July. Hemerocallis 'Gentle Shepherd' brings near-white daylilies at 70 to 75 cm in July and August. Calamagrostis Hello Spring!® stands behind at 90 to 120 cm with cream-striped blades.

Plant Care: Plant in moist, well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter. It grows in sun or part shade. In full sun, keep the soil evenly moist and give it shade from hot afternoon sun if you can. Japanese anemones can take a season to settle in. Once happy, it spreads slowly by underground rhizomes into a broader clump. Mulch in its first winter. Cut the foliage back in late fall or early spring. Divide in spring if you want to move or share a piece.

History: Fall in Love® 'Sweetly' was bred by Hans Hansen at Walters Gardens in Zeeland, Michigan, from a 2014 cross between 'Pamina' and 'Pretty Lady Emily'. It is sold through Proven Winners®.

Final Thoughts: Plant it where you'll walk past it every day. Deer and rabbits are not its type. SAY YES TO THE BLOOM.