Erect, tufted perennial herb to 1.5 m high; roots woody. Leaves trifoliate; leaflets broadly ovate, toothed and often 3-lobed. Inflorescence a few-flowered umbel or solitary flower; petiole 6–13 cm long. Perianth segments 6–11(–15), usually pink, purple, red or white, obovate, 12–40 mm long, often notched or lacerated near apex.
GipP, HSF. A male sterile cultivated hybrid of Anemone hupehensis Lemonie var. japonica (Thunberg) Bowles & Stearn and A. vitifolia DC. Grown as an ornamental, sometimes persisting in old gardens in wet forest in the Dandenong Ranges.
