The term anemone summarizes a large selection of different varieties. Anemones, as the pretty spring and autumn flowers are also called, are grown from perennials or tubers. The popular spring flower is almost exclusively bulbous anemones.

This is what the tubers of the anemone look like

At first glance, anemone bulbs don't look like flower bulbs at all. They are black or dark brown, small and very irregular in shape. Also, they are very tough. The term tuber is therefore more appropriate.

On the tuber is not recognizable where is up and down. It doesn't matter. When sprouting, the anemone automatically grows upwards. This distinguishes them from other flower bulbs.

Set onions correctly

  • Water before planting
  • Dig a planting hole
  • Put in onion
  • Fill up the soil and start lightly

The best time to plant anemone bulbs is early spring. You should not plant anemones in autumn because most of them freeze to death in sub-zero temperatures.

Because the bulbs are so hard, soak them in lukewarm water for several hours before planting. The bulb will then sprout faster and the anemone flowers earlier.

Caring for anemones from tubers properly

Make sure the soil is not too wet. Waterlogging must not occur at all. A dry location with loosened soil is better.

Only fertilize with some mature compost added before planting. Water sparingly and only when the soil is very dry.

Collect caterpillars from the leaves. They eat large holes in the leaves, damaging the plants.

Dig up tubers in autumn

Most anemone varieties grown from bulbs are not hardy. This also applies if the packaging says otherwise.

So that you can enjoy the anemones for a long time, you should dig them up in autumn, let them dry and overwinter the bulbs in a dry, cool and dark place. Overwintering is similar to that of other bulbous plants such as gladioli.

tips and tricks

The color palette of onion anemones ranges from white tones to delicate pink to dark red, blue and also two-tone flowers. The crown anemone is particularly noble, the flowers of which are reminiscent of poppies.

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