Eriocapitella, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Windflower, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Honorine Jobert'

Very invasive in my garden. It got runners in the ground and multiply its taper roots. It blooms even its very young, the flower is jus...Read Moret smaller on young plants. What I do is yank them out and give them away and for people who likes cut flowers its a little gem. The flower is on long stem and last a rather longtime. It blooms in the fall catching the later dahlia season. I made a nice arrangement with dahlias and roses. The pure white flowers with the pastel green seed head is cute and later on the seed head will have some cottony fuzz that blows in the wind and if you have a mass planting, you'll have a beautiful clouds of white seeds flowing around. (A heads up for allergic people)Fun for kids to blow them around.
I'm not sure how viable the seeds are because they don't seem to reseed that way. The most reliable propagation is by root division. Very charming plant for a shady spot. It really brighten its up. Very easy plant for mild climate. Absolutely pest free.

I've had this plant for about 2 decades in a humus rich soil that is usually kept regularly watered. It has slowly explanded, but not in...Read More an invasive manner. Lately, in July each year it is getting 'skeletonized' by grey blister beetles, and has to come back from the ground. Despite this, it has bloomed beautifully. This year I used Safer soap on the beetles, and, whether it was that, or just the beetles being worse than usual, I thought I had killed the plant - hadn't seen any sign of it for 8 weeks, so bought some shrubs to replace it. Three days ago, I saw new growth coming up through, so I will try planting it up on the rocky dry hillside behind our kitchen - close enough to enjoy it if it does make it, but not right in 'prime real estate' where the blister beetles' work is so obvious.

While they are pretty, they are terribly invasive in my area which is Vancouver, British Columbia. I planted 3 or 4 last year and now th...Read Moreey are smothering all my perennials. I must have 40 of them now in year two that I am yanking out. I will pull all of them out soon. I regret having planted them.

I had this plant in my last zone 5 garden, and it thrived on neglect in poor, lean, dry, pebble-ridden soil, and very little sun. It req...Read Moreuired zero effort on my part, and it was gorgeous, although it started rather late in the season. I'd suggest planting it where you can see it from the house, as it may start beyond the usual garden-stroll season. My latest attempt with this plant failed, but I suspect I planted it too late in the season for it to successfully survive the winter. I will try it again, as my previous experience was that it was a delicate looking, no brainer plant.