About 20 years ago my aunt shared some of her September Charm Japanese Anemone with me. Since I first planted them there’s never been a September they haven’t bloomed for me.
The pretty pink flowers are as dependable as the ivy and laurel blooms that surround my mountain holler in early summer.
Many years they’ve been the only thing blooming in my flower beds this time of the year. But this September they have quite a bit of company.
The begonias and impatients are just outdoing themselves—getting prettier by the day. There’s coleus and salvia still trying to hold on as well as zinnias, dahlias, nasturtiums, calendula, cosmos, petunias, and moss roses.
I first planted the pieces of September Charm my aunt gave me in the flower bed up against the back of the house. In those days we had a monitor heater that used kerosene and the tank was right where the flower bed is. I planted flowers all around it: hostas, vinca, irises, and the anemone all grew right around the lattice and framework that held the tank.
Even though the anemones bloomed each year they never really took off, sort of staying in the same spot.
After not using the monitor heater in years we finally removed the lattice frame and the tank. After that I delighted in planting other things in the bed since I had much more room. The anemones must have liked the extra room because they started growing by leaps and bounds.
In the years since then, my September Charm has been a bit invasive, showing up in other places and attempting to take over there too.
Although I pull up most of the spreading plants I see growing here and there, I still look forward to seeing the charming beauty the plants bring every September.
Last night’s video: Q&A.
Tipper
The picture of the flower with Matt’s shed in the background made me think, “That’s the definition of a woodshed. Open in all directions to facilitate drying. Walls of stacked firewood. Room for a splitter and other firewood tools. Tractors are made to leave outdoors like cars. It would live in luxury in such a shed. Put walls on it and it becomes a place to store project trucks or cars that will be restored sometime. Out of sight, out of mind.”
Matt has been bombarded by comments urging him to finish the building. To me it is finished! It’s perfect as it is. The flower of my eyes isn’t the bloom in the foreground, its gently tucked back into the edge of a wilderness, serving its purpose while blending into its surroundings.
Paint the exposed wood camo and leave it alone!
Tipper – I decided to google it – it also does come in a very pale shade of pink but the color you have is the most prevalent color – it is deer, rabbit, and most insect resistant – some added FYI. 🙂 It also said skin contact can cause a mild irritation.
What beautiful flowers!
Your flower garden has been magnificent this year! I wish you showed more of it.
I transplanted a pink Japanese Anemone from my Aunts’ garden 10 years ago. I love how these are gorgeous throughout the season, from the lush deep green leaves in spring, to the white fluffy buds in summer to the pink blooms with their cheerful yellow centers floating high above. But, as they say, sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Nowadays, I fight their spread all season long.
They are beautiful flowers!
Oh those are beautiful. If you collect seeds, I’d love to have a few. I’ve never heard of them.
So beautiful.
What a lovely photo! Are Granny’s chrysanthemums still thriving?
Leslie, they haven’t done as well this year. Hopefully next year they will be back 🙂
They are so pretty. I love your garden. I planted many different bulbs this year and only 2 survived a night of digging and munching by a raccoon or skunk. They are about to bloom and day now. It is way too late for them here in NE TN, but such a special gift from GOD. I love y’all. Hugs n Prayers.
I live way out in the country (nearest small town is 15 miles away) there has been holes in my yard all summer long but not from squirrels or coons, but from an armadillo (possum on half shell) that is doing it. The blessing is I haven’t seen as many fire ant hills.
So beautiful! Looking at flowers of any kind just makes my day. I think it’s wonderful how family will share their plants and flowers creating precious memories for generations to come. Praying for Granny and all of your family.
Flowers are a sight for sore eyes!! My zinnias, nasturtiums and vincas are still blooming. I also have huge marigolds blooming, from seed, next to where I had tomato plants. They are beautiful! September Charm Anemones are so pretty but so hard to find..
Continued prayers for your mama, strength and peace for the family.
Such a lovely flower Tipper and sound very prolific, making for good colorful ‘ground cover’ in places one doesn’t use for anything else. I would be giving it free reign on your ‘goat bluff’ behind your container gardens. 🙂 Does it come in other colors do you know? How tall is it? If I understand you correctly, it doesn’t have actual ‘seeds’ to dry & sow, but ‘moves’ by root runners?
Wanita, I don’t know about other colors but that would be nice! They grow to about 3 feet tall, might even be some taller than that. They are sort of flowy so sometimes they bend over some but the blooms seem to stay upright 🙂
So very pretty! I will be looking for those so I can maybe get some growing next year. ❤️
Tipper, You have had such a beautiful garden this summer. I have enjoyed your garden tours on YouTube. The harvests have been bountiful and the blooms have been profuse. I would like to think that this is going to be a little preview of what heaven will be like. I am now almost 77 years old and have major health problems. I once had a large vegetable garden and flower beds all over my property. I had an iris bed with 75 different colors and day lily beds consisting of 100 different colors. I can no longer go outside to take care of the flowers so most of them have been mowed down by my lawn caretakers. So, I watch you and Matt on YouTube and reminisce about what I was once able to do. I am not bitter. I am thankful that I was once able to do what I did and that I know that we have a good God who does not make any mistakes. Thank you, Tipper and Matt, for sharing your life and your Appalachian culture. Also, I pray for you and your family, especially sweet little Granny.
It wouldn’t bother me one bit if those pretty flowers took over anywhere I don’t mow. My red Cosmos are looking prettier than they ever have in the field where weeds have been out of control for months. Zinnias are still my favorite show-stopping wildflower, which blooms its heart out until frost.
I love your enthusiasm about flowers. I love them, too, and even get excited about pretty weeds.
Love and prayers for your sweet Mama❣️
your flowers are lovely
so lovely!
that is so pretty and like the color. sounds like your aunt gave you plants to put out. Do they make seed.? I guess you are giving away the plants you pull to thin out the bed? It looks like it’s going to be a late fall with the temps high as they are. Enjoy your flowers as long as you can. Hope your mother is doing better. I’ll continue to pray for her.
Craig, they do have seeds but mostly spread from underground runners 🙂
Very pretty flowers! I haven’t heard of those. I love the wildflower show that is happening now here in Indiana. The goldenrod and iron weed are so pretty along with the asters. My flowers are pretty much done except for the sedum, it’s blooming and bees and butterflies are loving it.
I’ve looked high and low for this plant and can’t find it. It’s so pretty!! Thank you for sharing pictures of your’s with us, Miss Tipper.
Blessings from Ohio.
What a showstopper this Japanese Anemone is! Your mountain holler sounds like paradise, Tipper.
So pretty! I don’t think I have ever seen this flower.