White anemone flowers can look delicate and understated from a distance, but up close they are some of the most distinctive flowers in the genus. Crisp white sepals surround centers that may be golden yellow, green, or dramatically dark, creating combinations that work equally well in woodland gardens, sunny spring borders, cutting gardens, and late-season perennial beds.
There is no single plant called the “white anemone.” White flowers occur across several very different anemone species.
The low-growing wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) produces white flowers beneath deciduous trees in spring. Grecian windflower (Anemone blanda) includes beautiful white cultivars that spread into small spring colonies. Poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) provides larger white flowers suited to sunny beds and cutting gardens. At the opposite end of the growing season, white Japanese anemones such as ‘Honorine Jobert’ rise several feet above perennial borders in late summer and fall.
That variety makes white anemones exceptionally useful, but it also means their care cannot be reduced to one set of instructions. Choosing the right species for your garden is more important than choosing by flower color alone.
🤍 White Anemones at a Glance
| White Anemone | Type | Bloom Time | Light | Approximate Height | Best Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemone nemorosa | Wood anemone | Early–mid spring | Partial/dappled shade | Up to about 8 in. | Woodland gardens |
| A. nemorosa ‘Vestal’ | Double wood anemone | Spring | Partial shade | Up to about 8 in. | Woodland borders |
| A. blanda ‘White Splendour’ | Grecian windflower | Spring | Sun–partial shade | Up to about 6 in. | Naturalizing, edging |
| A. coronaria ‘The Bride’ | Poppy anemone | Spring | Full sun | Roughly 10–18 in. | Cutting gardens |
| A. coronaria ‘Harmony White’ | Poppy anemone | Spring | Full sun | Under about 20 in. | Pots and borders |
| ‘Honorine Jobert’ | Japanese anemone | Late summer–fall | Sun–partial shade | About 3–4 ft. | Perennial borders |
🌸 What Are White Anemone Flowers?
White anemones are white-flowered species or cultivars belonging to the larger group of plants commonly called anemones or windflowers.
Anemones belong to the Ranunculaceae, or buttercup family.
Their familiar flowers usually consist of a central cluster of reproductive structures surrounded by broad white petal-like segments. Botanically, those structures are often better described as sepals or tepals rather than true petals.
The exact appearance depends on the species.
Wood anemones have small, starry woodland flowers.
Poppy anemones produce larger, more dramatic blooms on long stems.
Japanese anemones carry graceful white flowers high above leafy perennial clumps.
Some are single.
Others are semi-double or double.
This diversity is why white anemones can fit into gardens ranging from natural woodland plantings to formal white borders.
🤍 What Do White Anemones Symbolize?
Modern flower symbolism frequently associates white flowers with ideas such as:
- Purity
- Innocence
- Peace
- Sincerity
- Remembrance
- New beginnings
- Elegance
Those associations make white anemones appealing for weddings, sympathy arrangements, remembrance gardens, and calm monochromatic planting schemes.
However, it is important not to present those modern white-flower associations as a fixed historical meaning specifically assigned to white anemones.
Traditional anemone symbolism was more complicated.
📜 Historical Meaning of Anemone Flowers
During the nineteenth-century enthusiasm for the “language of flowers,” different books assigned symbolic meanings to particular plants.
The meanings were not standardized.
Kate Greenaway’s Language of Flowers listed the garden anemone as meaning “forsaken,” while anemone or “zephyr flower” was associated with sickness and expectation.
Other Victorian-era flower dictionaries also associated garden anemones with abandonment or being forsaken.
The Royal Horticultural Society’s historical survey of flower-language books shows just how inconsistent these systems could be. Different authors sometimes assigned different meanings to the same plant.
For that reason, it is more accurate to distinguish between historical floriography and modern flower symbolism.
A modern white anemone may be chosen to suggest purity, peace, remembrance, or a fresh beginning, but those meanings are cultural interpretations rather than botanical facts.
💍 White Anemones and Weddings
White poppy anemones have become particularly attractive wedding flowers because they offer something different from roses and traditional white lilies.
Their simple white flowers can have striking green or dark centers, creating a clean graphic appearance.
They combine well with:
- White roses
- Ranunculus
- Tulips
- Sweet peas
- Green foliage
- Eucalyptus
- Cream-colored flowers
‘The Bride’ is an especially appropriately named white Anemone coronaria cultivar for wedding-style plantings and arrangements.
The name should not be confused with a special historical symbolism attached to the cultivar. Its appeal comes primarily from its pure white flower color and elegant form.
🕊️ White Anemones for Remembrance Gardens
White flowers are often chosen for memorial or remembrance plantings because they can create a peaceful, restrained atmosphere.
Different white anemones allow that effect in different seasons.
Wood anemones can form a gentle carpet beneath deciduous trees in spring.
White poppy anemones can provide brighter spring flowers in sunny beds.
Japanese anemone ‘Honorine Jobert’ provides tall white flowers near the end of summer.
Combining more than one type can extend white anemone flowers across several months rather than limiting the display to one short period.
🌳 White Wood Anemones — Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa: How to Grow & Care for Wood Anemone is one of the classic white-flowered anemones.
The species produces low-growing spring flowers above finely divided green leaves.
Wild flowers are generally white, sometimes with pink, lavender, or purplish coloring on their undersides.
Wood anemones grow from slender creeping rhizomes.
Over time, those rhizomes can form colonies beneath trees and shrubs.
They are especially suited to:
- Woodland gardens
- Dappled shade
- Naturalistic plantings
- Deciduous tree understories
- Shady banks
- Cottage gardens
Their character is completely different from the showier white poppy anemones sold for cutting.
🌿 Growing White Wood Anemones
Wood anemones prefer conditions similar to those found on a deciduous woodland floor.
Provide:
- Partial or dappled shade
- Humus-rich soil
- Good drainage
- Adequate spring moisture
- A location that can become drier during summer dormancy
Leaf mold is an excellent soil amendment.
Spring sunlight beneath bare deciduous branches helps fuel growth and flowering. As trees develop their leaves, increasing shade arrives just as the anemones begin completing their annual growth cycle.
Allow the foliage to yellow naturally after flowering.
The plant then disappears underground until the following spring.
🤍 Anemone nemorosa ‘Vestal’
‘Vestal’ is one of the most beautiful white wood-anemone cultivars.
It reaches about 8 inches tall and produces white flowers with a distinctive button-like center composed of narrow white staminodes.
The result looks much fuller than the simple wild species without becoming excessively heavy.
‘Vestal’ is excellent for:
- Woodland paths
- Shady border fronts
- Beneath deciduous shrubs
- Small naturalistic gardens
Like the species, it prefers partial shade and humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil.
It has also received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
🌼 White Splendour Anemone
Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour’ is a low-growing white form of Grecian windflower.
Plants reach only around 6 inches tall but can gradually form substantial clumps.
Its spring flowers are relatively large for such a small plant, reaching around 1½ inches across. The flowers are white, sometimes with an attractive pink tint on their reverse.
Unlike woodland A. nemorosa, ‘White Splendour’ can grow in either full sun or partial shade.
It is an excellent choice for:
- Border edges
- Beneath roses
- Beneath deciduous shrubs
- Rock gardens
- Cottage gardens
- Spring containers
- Naturalized drifts
Plant several together rather than relying on a single tuber to make an impact.
🌱 Growing Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour’
‘White Splendour’ prefers well-drained, humus-rich or sandy soil.
It is adaptable to acidic, neutral, or alkaline conditions.
Good drainage is especially important during dormancy.
The plants flower in spring and then gradually disappear as their foliage dies.
At that stage, a relatively dry dormant period is beneficial.
Dormant tubers are generally planted in fall.
Like other dry spring-anemone tubers, they can be soaked in water for several hours before planting to help rehydrate them.
🌺 White Poppy Anemones — Anemone coronaria
White forms of Anemone coronaria: How to Grow & Care for Poppy Anemone provide an entirely different appearance.
These Mediterranean plants produce comparatively large flowers on long stems above finely divided foliage.
The white blooms can have:
- Green centers
- Dark centers
- Slightly colored backs
- Single flower forms
- Semi-double forms
- Double forms
Poppy anemones are among the most useful anemones for cutting.
They belong in sunny, well-drained conditions rather than damp woodland shade.
🤍 Anemone coronaria ‘The Bride’
‘The Bride’ is a white cultivar belonging to the De Caen group of Anemone coronaria.
It produces large, striking white flowers with green centers.
The flowers gradually open into a broad saucer shape.
Its foliage is finely divided and remains relatively low beneath the flower stems.
‘The Bride’ prefers:
- Full sun
- Sheltered conditions
- Light, well-drained soil
- Moderate moisture while growing
- Drier conditions during dormancy
It is particularly effective in cutting gardens and white spring borders.
🌸 Anemone coronaria ‘Harmony White’
‘Harmony White’ is another white poppy anemone.
It produces single white flowers with green centers above finely divided foliage.
Like other A. coronaria selections, it performs best in full sun and sharply drained soil.
It works particularly well in:
- Containers
- Sunny beds
- Cutting gardens
- Courtyard gardens
- Mixed spring borders
Gardeners in cold climates may grow it as a seasonal flower or lift the dormant tubers rather than leaving them exposed to severe winter conditions.
💐 White Poppy Anemones as Cut Flowers
Few white garden flowers have the striking simplicity of Anemone coronaria.
The long stems and broad flowers make them excellent for bouquets.
White anemones combine particularly well with:
- Ranunculus
- Tulips
- Narcissus
- Sweet peas
- Snapdragons
- Green foliage
For a dramatic monochromatic arrangement, combine white anemones with White Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide.
The differences in flower shape prevent an all-white arrangement from looking flat.
🤍 Honorine Jobert Japanese Anemone
‘Honorine Jobert’ is one of the most famous white Japanese anemones.
It produces pure white flowers with golden-yellow centers on slender stems during late summer and autumn.
Plants can grow approximately 3 to 4 feet tall, creating a very different effect from low spring anemones.
The flowers appear to float above the foliage.
‘Honorine Jobert’ works especially well toward the middle or back of a perennial border.
It can also brighten partially shaded areas where many late-season flowers struggle.
🌿 Growing Honorine Jobert
‘Honorine Jobert’ grows in full sun or partial shade but appreciates reliable moisture.
Provide fertile soil that retains moisture without becoming permanently waterlogged.
Japanese anemones are much more moisture-loving during summer than Mediterranean poppy anemones.
They can also spread strongly once established.
Give ‘Honorine Jobert’ enough room to expand rather than squeezing it between delicate or slow-growing perennials.
The plant may take time to establish, but once settled it can develop into an impressive late-season colony.
For more detailed care, see Anemone hupehensis: How to Grow & Care for Japanese Anemone.
📅 When Do White Anemones Bloom?
One of the greatest advantages of white anemones is the range of flowering periods available.
| Season | White Anemones |
|---|---|
| Early spring | Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour’ |
| Early–mid spring | Anemone nemorosa, ‘Vestal’ |
| Spring–early summer | White Anemone coronaria |
| Late summer–fall | ‘Honorine Jobert’ and other white Japanese anemones |
Exact bloom dates depend on climate and annual weather.
By combining spring and Japanese types, it is possible to have white anemone flowers at both the beginning and end of the growing season.
☀️ Do White Anemones Need Sun or Shade?
Flower color does not determine sunlight requirements.
Species does.
White Poppy Anemones
Give Anemone coronaria full sun and a sheltered location.
White Grecian Windflowers
Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour’ grows in full sun or partial shade.
White Wood Anemones
Anemone nemorosa prefers partial or dappled woodland shade.
White Japanese Anemones
Japanese anemones grow in full sun or partial shade, although partial afternoon shade can be beneficial in hot climates.
This is one reason a general statement such as “white anemones prefer shade” is misleading.
🌱 Best Soil for White Anemones
Soil requirements also depend on the species.
Wood anemones prefer humus-rich woodland soil.
Grecian windflowers like humus-rich but well-drained soil and tolerate sandy conditions.
Poppy anemones need especially good drainage and perform beautifully in light sandy or loamy soil.
Japanese anemones prefer richer soil that holds considerably more moisture.
All share one major dislike: prolonged waterlogging.
Even moisture-loving Japanese anemones need oxygen around their roots.
💧 How to Water White Anemones
Water according to growth cycle.
Spring-flowering anemones need moisture while actively growing.
As A. nemorosa, A. blanda, and A. coronaria enter dormancy, their water requirements decline.
Poppy anemones particularly benefit from comparatively dry conditions while dormant.
Japanese anemones are different.
They remain active through summer and should not be allowed to become severely drought-stressed while preparing to flower.
This distinction is more important than flower color.
🍂 When Should You Plant White Anemones?
Planting time varies.
White Wood Anemones
Dormant rhizomes are commonly planted in fall.
White Anemone blanda
Plant dormant tubers in fall for spring flowers.
White Poppy Anemones
Plant in fall where winters are mild or in spring where winters are harsh.
White Japanese Anemones
Plant container-grown plants in spring or fall.
Moderate weather and reliable soil moisture help Japanese anemones establish.
💦 Should You Soak White Anemone Tubers?
Dry tuberous anemones can benefit from being soaked for several hours or overnight before planting.
This is especially useful for dry Anemone coronaria and Anemone blanda planting material.
Wood-anemone rhizomes may also arrive dry and benefit from rehydration.
Japanese anemones are usually purchased as rooted plants rather than dry tubers, so soaking is not relevant to them.
🪴 Can White Anemones Grow in Pots?
Yes.
White poppy anemones are excellent container flowers because a pot allows precise control over drainage.
‘White Splendour’ is also attractive in shallow spring containers.
Wood anemones can be grown in pots, although they are usually more impressive when allowed to spread naturally beneath trees.
Japanese anemones require much larger containers.
Choose compact Japanese cultivars if container space is limited.
Any container used for anemones should have adequate drainage holes.
🌳 Best White Anemone for Shade
For a woodland setting, Anemone nemorosa is the strongest choice.
It is naturally adapted to the seasonal light pattern beneath deciduous trees.
‘Vestal’ provides a more ornamental double form.
‘White Splendour’ is another possibility where shade is lighter.
For late-season shade, ‘Honorine Jobert’ is an excellent choice as long as the soil does not become extremely dry.
That means a shaded garden can potentially have white anemone flowers in both spring and fall.
☀️ Best White Anemone for Full Sun
For a sunny garden, choose white Anemone coronaria.
Cultivars such as ‘The Bride’ and ‘Harmony White’ provide bright spring flowers while also performing well as cut flowers.
‘White Splendour’ can also tolerate sun.
Japanese anemones can grow in sunny conditions if sufficient moisture is available, but they are less suitable for hot, drought-prone positions.
✂️ Best White Anemone for Cutting
White Anemone coronaria is the clear winner for traditional cut-flower production.
The flowers have:
- Long stems
- Strong visual contrast
- Useful vase presence
- A clean shape
- Excellent compatibility with other spring flowers
‘The Bride’ is particularly appropriate for white arrangements.
Japanese anemones can also be cut, but their branching stems and delicate flowers create a looser, more natural arrangement.
🏡 Best White Anemones for a White Garden
A white garden can contain anemones across several seasons.
Try combining:
Spring woodland layer:
Anemone nemorosa and ‘Vestal’
Sunny spring layer:
‘The Bride’ and ‘White Splendour’
Late-season layer:
‘Honorine Jobert’
Add white tulips, narcissus, foxgloves, hydrangeas, roses, phlox, and ornamental grasses to continue the color theme.
White gardens are especially effective in partial shade and evening light, where pale flowers remain visually prominent longer than dark colors.
🌈 White Anemones With Other Colors
White anemones are not limited to monochromatic planting schemes.
Their neutrality makes them excellent companions for stronger colors.
White and Purple
One of the most elegant combinations.
Try white anemones with Purple Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide.
White and Pink
Creates a softer cottage-garden effect.
Pair with Pink Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide.
White and Yellow
Bright, cheerful, and especially effective in spring.
Yellow Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide provide an easy companion.
White and Green
This is one of the most sophisticated combinations.
White flowers with green foliage create a calm woodland or contemporary garden effect without relying on strong color contrasts.
🌼 Best Companion Plants for White Anemones
The ideal companion depends on the anemone.
For Wood Anemones
Try:
- Ferns
- Hellebores
- Primroses
- Bluebells
- Hostas
- Brunnera
- Pulmonaria
For Poppy Anemones
Try:
- Tulips
- Ranunculus
- Daffodils
- Violas
- Sweet peas
- Snapdragons
For Japanese Anemones
Try:
- Ornamental grasses
- Asters
- Sedums
- Ferns
- Hostas
- Heucheras
- Hydrangeas
Match plants by growing conditions as well as appearance.
🐝 Are White Anemones Good for Pollinators?
Many single-flowered anemones provide accessible pollen and nectar for visiting insects.
Wood anemones provide flowers early in the year.
Japanese anemones extend flowering resources into late summer and fall.
Single flowers are generally easier for insects to access than heavily doubled varieties.
A pollinator garden should include many different species flowering throughout the season rather than depending on anemones alone.
🦌 Are White Anemones Deer Resistant?
Many anemones are relatively unattractive to browsing mammals because of their irritating chemistry.
That may make them less appealing to deer and rabbits than some neighboring ornamentals.
No garden plant should be regarded as completely deer-proof.
Severe browsing pressure can cause hungry animals to investigate plants they normally avoid.
Physical barriers are still the most reliable solution where deer are a major problem.
🌿 Do White Anemones Spread?
Some spread much more than others.
Wood Anemone
Spreads through creeping rhizomes and can eventually form a woodland carpet.
Anemone blanda
Can gradually naturalize and form expanding clumps.
Poppy Anemone
Remains comparatively localized around its tubers.
Japanese Anemone
Can spread vigorously through its root system once established.
For a complete explanation of these differences, see our Anemone Flowers: Types, Growing & Care Guide.
🍃 What Happens After White Anemones Bloom?
Spring types eventually enter dormancy.
Allow their leaves to remain until they naturally yellow.
Those leaves continue supplying energy to the underground rhizomes or tubers.
Once the foliage disappears, watering can be reduced.
Japanese anemones follow a different schedule.
They flower late in the year and die back after cold weather arrives. Their old stems can then be cut back in late fall or left through winter and removed before spring growth begins.
🌱 How to Propagate White Anemones
Propagation depends on the species.
Wood anemones: divide rhizomes after foliage dies.
Anemone blanda: divide tubers while dormant.
Anemone coronaria: divide established tubers during dormancy or grow from seed.
Japanese anemones: divide established plants or propagate from root cuttings.
Vegetative propagation is best for named cultivars because it preserves their exact flower characteristics.
Seed-grown offspring may vary.
🐌 Common White Anemone Pests
Potential pests include:
- Slugs
- Snails
- Caterpillars
- Leaf and bud eelworms
- Aphids
Young spring growth may be particularly vulnerable to slugs.
Healthy mature plants can generally tolerate minor feeding.
Avoid treating every small imperfection as a serious pest problem.
Poor drainage, drought, dormancy, or disease can sometimes produce symptoms that are mistaken for insect damage.
🦠 Common Anemone Diseases
Potential problems include:
- Powdery mildew
- Root or tuber rot
- Anemone smut
- Viral disease
Correct growing conditions are the best prevention.
Tuberous Mediterranean anemones are particularly vulnerable to excessive moisture during dormancy.
Japanese anemones can develop stress problems when soil becomes too dry during summer.
Match conditions to the species rather than assuming all white anemones require the same amount of water.
⚠️ Are White Anemone Flowers Poisonous?
Yes. White flower color does not make anemones edible.
Fresh anemones contain irritating compounds associated with protoanemonin, and plant material should not be eaten.
Fresh sap can also irritate sensitive skin.
Wear gloves if necessary when dividing plants or handling large quantities of damaged foliage.
Do not use anemone flowers as edible cake decorations or salad garnishes.
This applies whether the flowers are white, pink, purple, blue-violet, or red.
🐱 Are White Anemones Poisonous to Cats?
White anemones should also be kept away from cats that chew plants.
The same plant chemistry applies regardless of flower color.
Possible exposure can result in irritation of the mouth and digestive tract.
For detailed pet-safety information, see Are Anemone Flowers Poisonous to Cats? Toxicity & Safety Guide.
If you know or suspect that a pet has eaten an anemone, contact a veterinarian or animal poison-control service for advice rather than relying solely on a garden article.
❓ White Anemone FAQ
What do white anemones mean?
Modern interpretations often associate white flowers with purity, peace, innocence, sincerity, remembrance, and new beginnings. Historical flower-language books gave anemones meanings such as forsaken, sickness, or expectation, so there is no single universal white-anemone meaning.
Are white anemones rare?
No. White occurs naturally or through cultivated selections in several commonly grown anemone species.
What is the best white anemone for shade?
Anemone nemorosa is an excellent choice for dappled woodland shade.
What is the best white anemone for full sun?
White Anemone coronaria cultivars such as ‘The Bride’ are particularly suitable for sunny, well-drained sites.
What is the best white anemone for fall?
‘Honorine Jobert’ is one of the classic white Japanese anemones for late summer and autumn.
What is the best small white anemone?
Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour’ is an excellent low-growing spring choice.
What is a good double white anemone?
Anemone nemorosa ‘Vestal’ produces distinctive double-centered white woodland flowers.
When do white anemones bloom?
Depending on species, they can flower from early spring through fall.
Do white anemones come back every year?
Many are perennial when grown in suitable conditions. Anemone coronaria may require winter protection or lifting in colder climates.
Do white anemones like sun?
Some do. Poppy anemones prefer full sun, while wood anemones prefer partial shade. Always identify the species before choosing a site.
Can white anemones grow in shade?
Yes. Wood anemones and Japanese anemones are especially useful for partially shaded gardens.
Can white anemones grow in pots?
Yes. White poppy anemones and ‘White Splendour’ are particularly good container choices.
Do white anemones spread?
Wood anemones and A. blanda can gradually naturalize, while Japanese anemones can spread much more aggressively.
Should anemone tubers be soaked before planting?
Dry spring-anemone tubers can be soaked for several hours or overnight before planting.
Are white anemones good cut flowers?
White Anemone coronaria is an excellent cut flower. Japanese anemones can also be used in looser arrangements.
Are white anemones good for weddings?
Yes. Their clean white flower color and distinctive centers make them popular for wedding-style bouquets and floral designs.
Do white anemones symbolize purity?
White flowers are commonly associated with purity in modern symbolism, but this should not be confused with a universal historical meaning specifically assigned to white anemones.
Are white anemones poisonous?
Yes. Fresh anemone plant material contains irritating compounds and should not be eaten.
Are white anemones poisonous to cats?
They should be treated as unsafe for cats to chew or ingest.
🤍 Are White Anemones Worth Growing?
White anemones are especially valuable because they are not one flower for one season.
They can become a recurring theme throughout the garden.
In early spring, ‘White Splendour’ can open near the edges of paths and beneath shrubs. Soon afterward, Anemone nemorosa and ‘Vestal’ can cover parts of a woodland garden in delicate white flowers.
In a sunny bed, white Anemone coronaria cultivars such as ‘The Bride’ provide larger flowers that are just as useful in a vase as they are in the landscape.
Then, months after those spring anemones have disappeared underground, ‘Honorine Jobert’ can send tall white flowers through a late-summer or autumn border.
The key is choosing the plant according to its species rather than its color.
A white wood anemone wants a completely different garden from a white poppy anemone, and neither should be cared for exactly like a white Japanese anemone.
Give each type the conditions it naturally prefers, and white anemones can provide some of the most elegant flowers in the garden—from the first cool weeks of spring until the final months of the growing season.
🔗 Related Articles
- Anemone Flowers: Types, Growing & Care Guide
- Anemone nemorosa: How to Grow & Care for Wood Anemone
- Anemone coronaria: How to Grow & Care for Poppy Anemone
- Anemone hupehensis: How to Grow & Care for Japanese Anemone
- Are Anemone Flowers Poisonous to Cats? Toxicity & Safety Guide
- White Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide
- Pink Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide
- Purple Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide
- Yellow Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide
📚 Sources & Further Reading
- Royal Horticultural Society — Anemone
- Royal Horticultural Society — Spring-Flowering Anemones
- Royal Horticultural Society — How to Grow Spring-Flowering Anemones
- Royal Horticultural Society — Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour’
- Royal Horticultural Society — Anemone nemorosa ‘Vestal’
- Royal Horticultural Society — Anemone coronaria ‘The Bride’
- Royal Horticultural Society — Anemone coronaria ‘Harmony White’
- Royal Horticultural Society — Japanese Anemones
- Royal Horticultural Society — How to Grow Japanese Anemones
- Royal Horticultural Society — ‘Honorine Jobert’
- Royal Horticultural Society — The Language of Flowers
- Project Gutenberg — Kate Greenaway, Language of Flowers
- North Carolina Extension — Japanese Anemone
