Find Your Ask the Expert: pink flower ID
Everyone asks me what kind of flower it is, and I don\’t have an answer. It is a shrubby spreader. Pink flowers with about 4-5 delicate petals and a fluffy yellow center. Sort of reminds me a bit of a pink dogwood blossom. It has firm stocks that feel like velvet, with multiple round buds that have taken weeks to open up this summer. Large green leaves, similar to a grape leaf. About 3-5 feet tall. Thanks for your help in solving this mystery. Kimberly
Plant Expert Reply:
Anemone Hupehensis
Without a picture I am taking a stab in the dark. I think it is an Anemone hupehensis sometimes called a Chinese anemone. I found a picture of this type of anemone on the Missouri Botanical Garden site.
Does your flower look anything like this one?
This particular Anemone is a woody-based, fibrous rootstock perennial. It blooms mid-summer to autumn with pink or white flowers. It can get up to 3′ in height and 16″ in width.
That’s my flower! Thank you for answering so quickly.