The Anemone hupehensis (commonly known as the Japanese anemone, Japanese thimbleweed, or Japanese windflower) was originally native to where?
Anemone hupehensis take some time to become established. "A. hupehensis" is one of a handful of species that are autumn flowering. The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit: "A. hupehensis" is native to central China, though it has been naturalised in Japan for hundreds of years. The species was first named and described in "Flora Japonica" (1784), by Carl Thunberg. Thunberg had collected dried specimens while working as a doctor for the Dutch East Indies Company. In 1844, Robert Fortune brought the plant to England from China, where he found it often planted about graves. Anemone
Anemone hupehensis Anemone hupehensis Anemone hupehensis, Anemone hupehensis" var. "japonica, and Anemone" × "hybrida (commonly known as the Chinese anemone or Japanese anemone, thimbleweed, or windflower) are species of flowering herbaceous perennials in the Ranunculaceae family. "Anemone" × "hybrida" Paxton is a hybrid of "Anemone hupehensis" var. "japonica" and "Anemone vitifolia". It should not be confused with "Anemone hybrida" Miq. ex Pritz., a synonym of "Anemone halleri" All. Height is . Leaves have three leaflets. Flowers are across, with 5-6 (or up to 20 in double forms) sculpted pink or white sepals and prominent yellow stamens, blooming from midsummer to autumn. Within