Anemone Dreaming Swan (Japanese Anemone)

Following the incredibly popular, Anemone ‘Wild Swan’, Anemone ‘Dreaming Swan’ was born to enchant our gardens. It produces masses of slightly larger, semi-double flowers, opening tinged pink and fading to white with attractive lavender-blue bands on the reverse of their petals

Following the incredibly popular, Anemone 'Wild Swan', Anemone 'Dreaming Swan' was born to enchant our gardens. It produces masses of slightly larger, semi-double flowers, opening tinged pink and fading to white with attractive lavender-blue bands on the reverse of their petals – the signature of the Anemone 'Swan Series'. Enjoying an exceptionally long flowering season, 'Dreaming Swan' blooms continuously from early summer until early fall as a result of its parentage which includes a few different early- and late-blooming Anemone varieties. The flowers are gracefully carried on wiry stems above the deeply divided, semi-glossy, dark green foliage, dancing and swaying in the breeze. Compact, with a nice vigorous upright habit and well-behaved, 'Dreaming Swan' stays where you plant it and does not invade its neighbors as can happen with Japanese Anemones.

  • One of the longest-blooming perennials in the garden, it provides weeks of color, from early summer through early fall.
  • This plant typically grows up to 22-24 in. tall (55-60 cm) and spreads via rhizomes to 24-26 in. (60-65 cm).
  • Mixes beautifully with ornamental grasses or any other perennial plants. Well suited for borders, cottage gardens, coastal gardens, or naturalistic areas such as prairies or meadows.
  • Very attractive as cut flowers, it has good resistance to most insects and diseases. Attracts butterflies but is deer and rabbit resistant!
  • A full sun or part sun lover, it enjoys rich, humusy, evenly moist, well-drained soils. Do not let the soil dry out! Provide some wind protection. Add winter mulch in cool winter areas. This plant will happily naturalize to form colonies!
  • Salt tolerant
  • Eating may cause stomach upset and skin contact may cause mild irritation.

Requirements

Hardiness 4
– 8

Heat Zones 5
– 8

Climate Zones 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Perennials
Plant Family Anemones – Windflowers
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early,Mid,Late)Fall
Height 1'
– 2'
(30cm
– 60cm)
Spread 2'
– 3'
(60cm
– 90cm)
Spacing 24″
– 30″
(60cm
– 75cm)
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Loam
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Rabbit, Salt, Wet Soil
Attracts Butterflies
Garden Uses Beds and Borders, Underplanting Roses and Shrubs
Garden Styles Coastal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow