- Plant anemone properly
- care tips
- Which location is suitable?
- The right planting distance
- What soil does the plant need?
- What is the best planting time?
- When is flowering time?
- Cut the anemone properly
- Water anemone
- Fertilize anemone properly
- Diseases
- pests
- hibernate
- multiply anemone
- How do I plant correctly?
- Anemone in the pot
- Is anemone poisonous?
- Anemone does not bloom
- brown leaves
- Yellow leaves
- The most beautiful varieties
When colorful carpets of flowers sway gently in the wind, the anemone spreads its filigree magic. So that the delicate flower thrives along mighty hedges or at the foot of deciduous trees, the planting and care effort is manageable. Unanswered questions will be answered here.
The anemone was named perennial of the year in 2005
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Show all- Plant anemone properly
- care tips
- Which location is suitable?
- The right planting distance
- What soil does the plant need?
- What is the best planting time?
- When is flowering time?
- Cut the anemone properly
- Water anemone
- Fertilize anemone properly
- Diseases
- pests
- hibernate
- multiply anemone
- How do I plant correctly?
- Anemone in the pot
- Is anemone poisonous?
- Anemone does not bloom
- brown leaves
- Yellow leaves
- The most beautiful varieties
- Soak the tuber in water for 12-24 hours
- Dig small pits 6-10 cm deep, spaced between 10 and 25 cm
- Insert the rhizome in the middle, press down the soil with your hands and water it
- Water when dry without sprinkling the flowers and leaves
- Fertilize every 14 days from March until the end of the flowering period
- Mulch with compost, grass clippings or nettle leaves
- Clean up wilted and faded areas
- Only cut back when all the leaves have been drawn in
- Sunny to semi-shady location
- In sufficiently moist soil also in a sunny place
- Sheltered from the wind, preferably under deciduous trees and along hedges
- Nutritious and humic
- Loose, with unimpeded drainage
- Fresh and moist, without the risk of waterlogging
- Balkan anemone "White Splendor": flowering period from February to March/April
- Yellow anemone: flowering time from March to April/May
- Wood anemone "Elise Fellmann": flowering period from May to June/July
- Autumn anemone "Prinz Heinrich": flowering period from July to September
- Fertilize the bed every 2 weeks from March until the end of the flowering period with nettle or comfrey manure
- Alternatively, sprinkle fertilizer granules according to the dosage instructions and rain in
- The flower in the planter on the balcony supply with commercially available liquid fertilizer
- Pack the pot or planter tightly with foil or jute
- Place the vessel on styrofoam or wood in front of the south wall of the house
- Cover the substrate with leaves, straw, brushwood or wood shavings
- Division of the roots in spring or autumn
- Cut cuttings during flowering, plant in small pots and root
- Cut off root suckers and place in lean substrate
- Sowing the seeds after stratification of the cold germs
- A wisely chosen date is a day in early spring
- Use the digging fork to loosen the tuber and roots
- Push the spade under the plant to lift it out of the ground
- Divide the root ball into two or more segments
- A section has at least 2 buds
- Water regularly when the top inches of the substrate feel dry
- Fertilize every 14 days from March until the end of the flowering period
- Clean out faded flower heads
- Drought stress: water regularly right at the roots
- Waterlogging: repot or transplant into dry substrate
- Anemone Rust: Relocate out of reach of stone fruit trees
- Sooty mold: aphid control, treatment with an approved fungicide
- Bracteata Pleniflora: pretty bush anemone with white semi-double flowers edged with green; Growth height 15 cm
- Robinsoniana: lavender spring beauty with a delicate habit; Growth height 10-20 cm
- Alba plena: fantastically beautiful anemone with pure white, full flowers in April and May; Growth height 20-45 cm
- Wood anemone: the robust native anemone with a long flowering period from May to July/August; Growth height 15 cm
- Leipzig bush anemone: impresses with creamy-yellow flowers from March; Growth height 10-20 cm
- Charmer: magnificent Balkan anemone with pink ray flowers from February/March; Growth height 10-15 cm
Plant anemone properly
The anemone easily lives up to its title of "Sperenium of the Year" if you plant the flower in March/April or August/September in the following way:
Pay attention to the polarity of the tuber when planting. The shoot tips must point upwards and may only be thinly covered with substrate. A thin layer of mulch supports the rooting process.
care tips
The minimal care program of anemones is limited to the following aspects:
The anemone thrives in all its fresh spring splendor where it is peaceful. Therefore, avoid frequent raking and other disturbances.
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Which location is suitable?
Since even a mild breeze makes the flower tremble, the choice of location requires special consideration in terms of wind exposure. The anemone thrives in these locations without any problems:
Avoid placing anemones near plum trees and other prunus plants, as both plant genera can harbor a common fungal pathogen that happily switches from one to the other.
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The right planting distance
For the dainty bush anemone we recommend a planting distance of 10-15 cm. If the flower is acting as a flowering ground cover, place 25 plants per square meter. If you prefer the wood anemone, which grows up to 40 cm high, the distance to the plant neighbor is 25 cm, or 16 specimens per square meter.
What soil does the plant need?
If you encounter anemones in the wild, they thrive in the airy, loose forest floor. The better the soil in the garden can cope with this natural soil quality, the more at home the flower will feel. The substrate should be like this:
What is the best planting time?
Planting time for the anemone is twice a year. Plant the tubers in the ground in March/April or August/September. Planting in sun-warm soil in late summer is conducive to rapid root development. The flower is well established when winter knocks at the garden gate.
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When is flowering time?
Last but not least, the flower owes its crowning title of “Perennial of the Year” to its wide variety of varieties with flowering times throughout the entire garden season. Combined in a prudent manner, the filigree blossoms adorn the bed and the tub incessantly. The following arrangement may serve as a source of ideas:
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Cut the anemone properly
It makes sense to cut the flower on various occasions. Freshly bloomed, cut off the stems close to the ground to decorate vases. Cutting off faded flower heads will add weeks to the flowering period. Experienced hobby gardeners do not completely cut back the fallen leaves until late in the year so that the tuber can store all the remaining nutrients as an energy reserve.
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Water anemone
Water the flower regularly as soon as the soil dries up. Under a canopy of leaves, this may also be necessary after a downpour. If you cultivate wind anemones in pots or balcony boxes, the daily thumb test in the morning reveals whether there is a need for watering.
Fertilize anemone properly
Because spring-blooming anemones spread their roots just below the surface of the soil, using liquid fertilizer in both the bed and the tub is beneficial. How to do it right:
Ideally, mulch with a thin layer of compost, grass clippings, or nettle leaves. Avoid working fertilizers into the soil to avoid injuring the delicate roots.
Diseases
There are primarily two common fungal infections that can bother an anemone. Both sooty mold and anemone rust manifest themselves in the form of brownish-black leaf spots, as a result of which photosynthesis comes to a standstill and the plant dies.
Aphids are the cause of sooty mildew, and controlling them keeps the disease at bay. Anemone rust is a pathogen that alternates between stone fruit plants and anemones. Therefore avoid placing anemones near plum and damson trees.
pests
The aphids, which are omnipresent in the garden, do not stop at anemones. At the first sign, take vigorous action against the pests by treating the flower with the classic soap solution. For this purpose, 1 tablespoon each of pure curd soap and spirit are mixed in 1 liter of water, filled into a spray bottle and applied.
hibernate
Anemones have a stable winter hardiness, without which they would not be able to develop their early flowering. In harsh locations, the flower is still grateful for a protective layer of leaves and twigs from the first frost. The following measures are advisable in the planter every year:
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multiply anemone
The multifaceted plant genus offers several methods to choose from for the propagation of anemones:
The first three propagation techniques succeed without any problems in the hobby garden. The sowing, on the other hand, extends over a cultivation period of 12-14 months until the first flowering can be expected.
How do I plant correctly?
Transplanting anemones is not just a change of location, but provides the perfect opportunity for rejuvenation of the perennial. Proceed with these steps:
At the new location, plant the anemone as deep as before and pour in a good sip of water.
Anemone in the pot
The wind anemone is not a typical flower for pot culture, but you are welcome to try the experiment. Use compost-based potting soil as a substrate. Lay some potsherds on the bottom of the pot as drainage before pouring in the soil. When planting, make sure that this largely corresponds to the previous value. How to properly care for the anemone in the pot:
At the end of flowering, it is beneficial to leave the foliage on the plant until it has completely withered. Until the next season, place the pot in a semi-shady, frost-free place and make sure that the tuber does not dry out completely. In early spring, repot the anemone into fresh soil.
Is anemone poisonous?
The extensive genus of anemones belongs to the buttercup family. Thus, there is a botanical relationship with highly poisonous plants such as aconite or hellebore. Although anemone has lower toxicity levels, it should not be grown in gardens where children and pets are found. The temptation to pick the flower and nibble on it is too great.
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Anemone does not bloom
If an anemone planted in the previous year simply does not want to bloom, put the site conditions to the test. The flower prefers sunny to semi-shady lighting conditions. If it is too dark, there will be no flowering. On the other hand, if an older perennial develops a lot of leaf mass without presenting a flower, it suffers from an excess of nitrogen. Switch to organic fertilization or apply a phosphate-rich preparation.
brown leaves
With brown leaves, the anemone communicates its displeasure at failures in care. Examine the framework conditions for the following triggers:
Yellow leaves
Yellow anemone leaves indicate leaf chlorosis. Jaundice is caused by a lack of iron in the substrate. This undersupply occurs when calcium levels skyrocket and block the important nutrient. Waterlogging and cold, wet weather also cause damage. Check the pH value and fertilize with a special iron fertilizer from specialist shops if the value is well above 7.