{"product_id":"anemone-queen-charlotte-plants","title":"Anemone Queen Charlotte","description":"\u003cul class=\"pdp-specs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Queen Charlotte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLatin name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Herbaceous perennial (Japanese anemone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower:\u003c\/strong\u003e Semi-double, soft pink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80cm (2½ft)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60cm (2ft) and spreading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering:\u003c\/strong\u003e August–October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fully Hardy (H7)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cut back to the ground in late autumn or early spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRHS AGM:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes (1993)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pot-grown plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant outdoors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring, in a permanent position — Japanese anemones resent transplanting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDelivered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and summer. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/collect-your-order-from-castle-cary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCollection from Castle Cary\u003c\/a\u003e also available.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnemone Queen Charlotte is a semi-double Japanese anemone with soft, warm-pink flowers and golden yellow stamens, flowering from August through to October — the period when most other border perennials are packing up for the year. Its RHS Award of Garden Merit dates to 1993 and is still completely deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAnemone Queen Charlotte – When Everything Else Is Finishing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQueen Charlotte (properly 'Königin Charlotte' — she was raised in Germany and the English name stuck when she crossed the Channel) flowers later than almost anything else in the herbaceous border. The blooms are semi-double, which gives them more body and substance than the single-flowered types, and the pink is warm and rich rather than cold or washed-out. They open from late July or early August and keep going until frost puts an end to proceedings — easily two months of colour, sometimes more. The RHS gave it an AGM in 1993. Well-established clumps become genuinely imposing plants: upright branching stems to 80cm or so, each carrying several flowers, with good dark-green foliage beneath. One plant makes a presence; five together stop people in their tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQueen Charlotte spreads steadily by underground rhizomes. This is not a problem — it is, in fact, rather the point. Leave it alone in a position it suits and within a few years you will have a colony. The difficulty is that it resents being moved. Plant it in its permanent position from the start, in part shade or full sun with reasonably moist soil, and let it get on with things. It genuinely does better the less you interfere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting Companions for Queen Charlotte\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLate-season is Queen Charlotte's season, so companions want to flower with her or provide structural interest that frames the anemone. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/anemone-snow-angel-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSnow Angel\u003c\/a\u003e, the white single-flowered variety, is the obvious pairing — the two are complementary in form and identical in season. For foliage contrast, the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hosta-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehostas\u003c\/a\u003e are still looking good in August and the bold leaves play against the airy anemone stems. A few \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clematis-climbing-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elate clematis\u003c\/a\u003e — any of the viticellas — flowering behind Queen Charlotte on a wall or fence will extend the pink into September without competition. Earlier in the year, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ajuga-catlins-giant-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAjuga Catlin's Giant\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/alchemilla-erythropoda-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlchemilla erythropoda\u003c\/a\u003e carry interest at the feet of the anemone before it comes into its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Ashridge?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe use peat-free compost and biological pest controls. Japanese anemones are among the most satisfying perennials we stock — they ask very little and give back generously once settled. The people who grow your plants are the same people who pack your order and answer your questions. Every plant is guaranteed. See the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/perennial-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eperennial range\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen does Anemone Queen Charlotte flower?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust to October in most gardens — sometimes starting in late July in a warm year and continuing until the first hard frost. This late season is the defining feature: Queen Charlotte flowers when most other perennials have stopped, which makes it invaluable for autumn colour in the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDo Japanese anemones spread?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, by underground rhizomes, and they do so steadily once established. In the right spot this is an asset — a colony of Japanese anemones in late summer is one of the great sights in a garden. The runners can be divided and replanted in spring if you want to increase stock or contain spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I grow Anemone Queen Charlotte in full sun?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, provided the soil stays moist. It performs best in dappled or part shade, where the foliage stays fresh-looking throughout the season, but it is not a shade specialist and will flower just as freely in sun if it does not dry out at the root.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIs Anemone Queen Charlotte hard to establish?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first season can be slow and occasionally disappointing — Japanese anemones sulk briefly after transplanting. Don't panic. Keep the soil moist and leave it alone. By the second year it will have settled and by the third it will have rewarded your patience with the colony it intends to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the difference between Queen Charlotte and Honorine Jobert?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlower form and colour, mainly. Queen Charlotte is semi-double and warm pink; Honorine Jobert is single and pure white, and slightly taller. Both hold the AGM and flower at the same time. If you are choosing between them, the question is colour — pink or white — rather than performance, which is similar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashridge Nurseries","offers":[{"title":"Potted \/ P9","offer_id":56371952746822,"sku":"PEREANEHYBQUCH-P9","price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/anemone-queen-charlotte-flowers.webp?v=1776342676","url":"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/anemone-queen-charlotte-plants","provider":"Ashridge Nurseries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}