Another survivor in the garden, I planted this, my favorite of the autumn-flowering anemones, more than twenty years ago. It never really took hold and seemed to disappear after a year or two. But last year when I was cleaning up that bed near the fence in the orchard garden, I saw one anemone leaf. This year, the plant has grown and actually bloomed!

Interestingly, these plants are considered invasive by some. For me, they barely survive! I’ve always loved the simple white flowers at a height where they can really be appreciated.

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My future plans for this plant are to feed it well with some leaf mulch and a Jobes organic fertilizer spike in the spring and hope it grows to full size and puts on a bigger show next year.