- Botanical Name
- Anemone hupehensis. 'Snow Angel', Japanese: A. x hybrida. Candle: A. cylindrica
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Plant Type
- Semi evergreen perennial
- Size (HxW)
- 40-80cm x 30-50cm. 'Snow Angel': 40-50cm x 30-40cm. Candle: 30-60 x 20-40cm. ‘Elite Pure White’: 60-110cm x 30-60cm. ‘Queen Charlotte’: 60-90cm x 60-80cm.
- Depth & Spacing
- Plant where the roots meet the stem with the roots spread evenly below the soil surface. See above for spacing.
- Soil
- Moderately fertile to humus rich, moist, well drained soil is ideal but they are quite adaptable.
- Aspect
- Morning sun to part shade. They want to be kept out of the hot afternoon sun.
- Climate
- Cool to Mediterranean
- Frost
- Hardy
- Water
- Water to establish (this takes around four to six weeks of regular watering for the roots to penetrate the surrounding soil), then ideally keep moist when in bloom though they become impressively dry tolerant.
- Fertiliser
- A well balanced fertiliser in spring, they aren’t heavy feeders.
- Flowering Time
- Summer to autumn
- After Flower Care
- Prune to tidy or you can leave the seed heads to stand through winter. It is a good idea to cut it back hard late winter or early spring to make way for the new growth, the foliage comes back pretty well straight away.
- Notes
- In the right conditions this plant will spread to form a clump. Dig and divide in autumn or spring as required. The foliage is semi evergreen, in cold climates it may become dormant, although it stays pretty evergreen here in the Dandenongs. Remove the seed heads once they form a cottony ball if you don’t want them to seed.










