Japanese Anenome - Anemone hupehensis x vitifolia = A. x hybrida
Description
A vigorous, erect, woody-based plant with suckering shoots and mid-green leaves with three oval leaflets. Branched stems bear sprays of pale pink flowers to 9cm across.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Usually found as an escape from cultivation and often near to habitation.
When to see it
Flowering from late summer to mid-autumn.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Widespread but occasional in Britain as a plant surviving in the wild.
VC55 Status
Rare in the wild in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.
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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015