Our pick of the best

BEST FOR LONG-LASTING FLOWERS ‘PAMINA’ AGM Very floriferous, neatly formed Japanese anemone with rich, carmine-pink semi-double flowers held on branching stems. H75cm (30in) S50cm (20in)

BEST FOR WHITE BLOOMS ‘HONORINE JOBERT’ AGM Elegant, single, pure-white, long-blooming flowers with a boss of gold stamens and dark-green foliage add a cool touch to dappled shade. H1.5m (5ft) S50cm (20in)

BEST FOR LATE FLOWERS ‘SEPTEMBER CHARM’ An old (1932) free-flowering cultivar with single rose-pink flowers, each with a green middle surrounded by neat ring of golden stamens. H and S1m (3ft 3in)

BEST FOR SMALL GARDENS

‘HADSPEN ABUNDANCE’ Named in the 1970s by plantsman Eric Smith, who acquired this bright, flower-packed plant as A. hupehensis. It flowers in August. H and S1m (3ft 3in)