Japanese anemone

American  

noun

1. an eastern Asian plant, Anemone hupehensis, of the buttercup family, having purplish or reddish flowers and grown widely in gardens.

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Etymology

Origin of Japanese anemone

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

There’s a pink or white fall-blooming Japanese anemone that signals the end of summer when it flowers.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2021

Fragrant nicotiana; tall, pale-yellow red hot pokers; cosmos; Japanese anemone; asters; spiked purple hyssops; lilies; and rose mallow.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2019

One shade bed holds Japanese anemone; pink astilbe; and tall, purple meadow rue, which Cathy allows to self-seed each year.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2019

In summer, a sweep of Japanese anemone ‘White Swan’ holds airy flowers aloft.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2017

Of Garden Flowers.—The rose, lily, larkspur, peony, poppies, columbine, chrysanthemum, tulip, Christmas rose, Japanese anemone.

From Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship by Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard)