Fantasy Red Riding Hood Japanese Anemone (Anemone FANTASY 'Red Riding Hood') has dark, rosy-pink, five-petaled flowers in a loose cup-like shape. The bright, wide crown of yellow stamens attracts bees and butterflies, making this Fall blooming Anemone a great choice for pollinator gardens. The spent flowers transform into delightful, puffy white seed heads, adding additional interest to the garden. Also referred to as Fantasy Red Riding Hood Windflower, this herbaceous perennial is part of the Fantasy hybrid series, popular for its abundant flowers and tidy, compact clumping habit. These characteristics make red dwarf Japanese Anenome particularly suitable to borders and container gardens. It is resistant to most insects, diseases, rabbits and deer. Spreading by means of creeping rhizomes, you may find new plants appearing near the original clump in the spring. Anemone x hupehensis 'Red Riding Hood' will do well in both sun and partial shade, as long as it has adequate moisture in the warmer summer months to prevent drying. An easy to grow perennial, the flowers bloom well into the fall, providing colour for you, and food for the pollinators when many other species have already gone to seed. Bring the beauty inside, as Fantasy Red Riding Hood Fall Anemone also makes excellent cut flowers!
