In spring, flower shops sell tubers of crown anemones, considered the queen of spring flowers. Its flowers are very similar to poppies. I heard a lot that it is not possible to sprout these tubers in any way, and I myself once had a sad experience with anemones.

Sprouting tubers anemone

It turns out that anemone tubers need to be soaked before planting, and the tubers themselves cannot be immersed in water: they absorb a lot of water, just like a sponge, and then rot.

Pour warm water into a saucer, add a drop of epin or zircon. You can use biological stimulants, such as aloe juice, as well as any other stimulants of root formation, such as Ribav-Extra. Soak a cloth in this solution, wring it out a little (no water should flow from the cloth). Wrap the anemone tubers in this dampened cloth and place in a plastic bag. In this state, the anemone tubers should be no more than 5-6 hours.

While the anemone tubers are soaking, take a shallow dish, add some soil, mix with sand (you can even use sand alone). The soil mixture for germinating anemone should be light, permeable. Moisten the soil slightly and place the soaked anemone tubers directly on the surface. After that, cover the container with anemone tubers with glass or put in a plastic bag and place in a cool place. Anemone tubers need to be checked periodically, the soil should not dry out, keep it moist.

After about ten days, roots and growth points appear on the anemone tubers. Now you can see which side you need to plant the anemone tubers. If a small sprout has hatched on a tuber, then this tuber can already be planted in a separate pot for germination. If there is no growth point, continue to slightly moisten the soil, and keep the tubers in a cool place. With this method of germination, all anemone tubers usually germinate, if they have not rotted, of course. In pots, sprouted anemone tubers are planted sprouting up two tuber heights.

Planting anemone

After the anemone tubers are planted in pots for growing, it is desirable that the room temperature does not exceed +12 0 C, otherwise the anemone sprouts will be very frail due to the high temperature in the room. However, not only anemones, but also other garden flowers, the lowered temperature is only beneficial. If the temperature is higher, then the anemone tubers can rot. When the anemones take root and give full-fledged sprouts, then they are not afraid of the rise in temperature.

When the outside temperature equals the room temperature, anemones can be safely transplanted into the garden. It would be nice to shade them in the first days, so that the spring sun does not burn the delicate leaves.

Anemone tubers can be planted outdoors immediately after soaking. When planting in open ground, observe the planting depth of the anemone tubers - it should not exceed 5 cm or two heights of the anemone tubers.

Care for anemones

Anemones grow well in sunny places, but in partial shade in the vicinity of the hosta, geyhera, their flowering is not at all worse. The only thing that anemone does not put up with is acidic soil, fresh manure, low areas in which water accumulates. All of these risk factors will lead to rotting of the anemone roots.

Anemones grow well in light, loose, nutritious soil with a neutral or alkaline reaction. To increase the pH of the soil, lime, dolomite flour can be added to the soil during autumn digging. If the soil on the site is heavy, loam, add an anemone of sand, peat, compost or humus to the planting site.

Crown anemones easily tolerate a lack of moisture in the soil. Watering anemones can and should be done only during the period of growth and budding, if the weather is hot and dry, there is no rain at all. With precipitation, additional watering is not required for anemones.

Anemones are responsive to fertilizing with complex fertilizers, especially during the budding period. Anemones are practically not affected by diseases and pests.

With proper care, daughter nodules are formed on the tuber, they are separated during digging and used for further reproduction of the anemone. Anemones also reproduce by seeds, but they bloom only after 2-3 years. If you decide to propagate an anemone from seeds, then collect seeds only from brightly colored flowers, because anemones grown from seeds have a paler color in flowers.

Preparing for winter, storing anemone tubers

Crown anemone is too southern a plant for our harsh winters, its tubers can freeze even under cover.

After the leaves and stems of the anemone are dry, carefully dig up the tubers. They can be stored dry in paper bags or cotton bags in a substrate of sawdust, sand and peat until autumn at +20 0 C, from autumn to spring, anemone tubers should be stored at a positive temperature up to +5 +6 0 C. Paper or cloth is not will suffocate the tubers, and a mixture of sawdust, sand and peat will prevent the tubers from drying out.

But if you could not find the place where the anemones were planted (after all, there are different situations), do not despair: knowing the approximate place of planting anemones, try to cover it with a dry mixture of sawdust, peat, sand, and cover it all with a waterproof film, or other improvised means. The main thing is that autumn precipitation and spring flood waters do not fall under the shelter (well, this is rather a fallback option). In the spring, a small greenhouse can be made at this place, so that the anemones rise as soon as possible. If you are lucky, and the anemone tubers will not freeze in winter, then next year you can see the anemone re-blooming in the fall.

But if you want, you can make anemones forcing at home and get a gorgeous bloom in the winter.

Image copyright belongs to flickr.com: ZenZer0Zer0, Beppenob (sometimes - a volte), ajadawn, macgibbs61, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, jam343, cilla64

Everyone can grow tuberous anemones on their site, the main thing is to understand all the intricacies of planting and care. And then, during the summer season, this amazing plant will delight the eye with its bright, charming flowers, the color, shape and size of which can be very diverse.

What anemones are tuberous

Anemones are plants belonging to the genus Anemone of the Buttercup family. In total, the genus includes about 150 different species, most of which belong to rhizome plants. There are not so many tuberous anemones; they differ significantly from their close relatives in appearance and cultivation techniques.

The most popular types of tuberous anemones among summer residents and gardeners:

• Crown anemone- is considered the most beautiful, but at the same time, the most capricious and demanding tuberous plant variety in care. A distinctive feature is large simple or double flowers, reaching 8 cm in diameter. Their color can be very diverse. The height of the bush is up to 45 cm. The plant comes from the Mediterranean and the Middle East, where the climate is very warm. That is why the flower is sensitive even to slight cold snaps. Most often, this type of anemones are grown in greenhouses, and also dug up for the winter;
  
  
• Garden anemone - has large pink or red flowers, reaching 5 cm in diameter. The height of the bushes usually does not exceed 30 cm. This tuberous anemone is also dug up for the winter;
  
  
• Caucasian anemone- is extremely unpretentious. Unlike previous species, it does not need to be dug out for the winter. The plant does not need frequent watering either, but it can grow even in open areas. The culture differs in delicate lilac-blue flowers, with a diameter not exceeding 3 cm. The length of the shoots is 10 - 20 cm;
  
  
• Tender anemone is another plant that can overwinter in a flower bed. It can withstand frosts down to -25 degrees, and is also drought-resistant, loves well-lit places. The bush reaches 15 cm in height. Wild species have blue flowers 3-4 cm in size, but there are many garden varieties that are distinguished by white, pink, lavender, red or bicolor flowers;
  
  
• Apennine anemone- has some similarities with the Caucasian anemone, however, in this species, the flowers are painted in a pure blue tint, and the length of the shoots is no more than 15 cm.The culture can overwinter in the ground if the temperature in winter is above -23 degrees. The color and shape of flowers in garden varieties derived from this species is varied.
  
  

How to choose the right tubers

The key to the successful cultivation of tuberous anemones is the purchase of high-quality planting material, which can be purchased in specialized flower shops towards the end of winter. Most often, tubers are sold in branded packaging, which contains recommendations for storage and planting dates. As a rule, they have already been treated with fungicides in order to prevent various diseases.

Important! It is worth choosing tubers made by trusted manufacturers. When buying, be sure to pay attention to the integrity of the packaging and the appearance of the planting material.

As you can see from the photo, the tubers of anemones, as a rule, are of irregular shape, have a small size (1 - 3 cm). They look like flattened dried lumps that have an uneven surface with bumps, grooves and growths. Depending on the variety, their color can be brown or dark earthy.

In healthy specimens, the color is uniform, there are no black spots and traces of mold on the surface. They are solid to the touch, there should be no voids inside. When buying planting material in a retail network, it is important to know that it has a fairly low germination rate: out of 5 tubers, usually only one germinates.

How to plant an anemone with tubers

Following the rules specified in the article, even a novice gardener can cope with planting anemones with tubers. First you need to decide on the timing of planting, prepare planting material, containers and soil.

When to plant anemone tubers

It is necessary to plant anemones tubers in open ground in the spring, after the soil has warmed up enough. However, in this case, the opening of the buds of the tuberous anemone should be expected only in the middle or at the end of summer. In order for the buds to form earlier, the planting material is planted in peat pots in advance, before the onset of spring, and kept in a cool room.

The exact planting time in open ground differs depending on the region and variety of tuberous anemone. As a rule, a stable temperature of 9 - 12 degrees is optimal for a flower. Its decrease slows down the rate of rooting, and its increase negatively affects the development of a young plant.

The choice of capacity and soil preparation

For planting tuberous anemones, it is not recommended to use the usual plastic and plastic containers, since in this case, during transplantation into open ground, they will need to be removed from it, which can lead to damage to the root system of young plants.

For tuberous anemones, peat pots are ideal as containers, which can be placed when planting directly into the soil along with germinated seedlings.

The next step is to prepare the soil for the tuberous anemone, ideally it should be loose and alkaline. It can be acidified by adding ash or dolomite flour.

Advice! Adding air permeability to the soil will help the introduction of peat, coarse river sand or carefully rotted manure.

Soaking anemone tubers

Before growing anemones from tubers, it is necessary to awaken them from sleep by saturating them with moisture. However, it is not recommended to completely immerse them in water. In this case, they will absorb too much liquid and may subsequently rot.

Soaking Algorithm:

• pour warm water into a saucer;
• add a drop of root formation stimulants: Zircon, Epin or their analogs (aloe juice is a natural stimulant);
• moisten a gauze cloth in the solution, squeeze out slightly;
• wrap the tubers in damp gauze, place in a plastic bag, keep in this state for no more than 5 - 6 hours.

Landing rules

After soaking, a small amount of previously prepared soil is poured into any shallow container, slightly moistened and laid out on the surface of the tubers. The container is covered with foil or glass and kept in a cool temperature (about 5 degrees), keeping the soil moist. After 8 - 12 days, the first roots and growth points begin to appear. They determine the side with which the tuber is placed in the ground.

After a small sprout has hatched, you can start growing tuberous anemones in peat pots. If the sprouts do not appear after the allotted time, the soil substrate continues to moisten as it dries, while trying not to overdo it. If the tubers have not rotted, they should definitely germinate within another week.

Important! Sprouted tuberous anemones are planted in peat pots, deepening by about 5 cm so that the sprouts look up.

How to care for potted anemones

The recommended temperature for keeping seedlings is about 12 degrees. The high temperature makes the sprouts weak and can cause them to rot. After complete rooting, an increase in temperature ceases to pose a danger to plants.

Further care for the tuberous anemone includes moderate regular watering without waterlogging, as the soil mixture dries out. In the early stages, the plant does not need feeding.

Planting anemones in open ground

The site for planting tuberous anemones should be protected from drafts; the recommended level of illumination for different varieties may be different. The requirements for the soil are exactly the same - it must be loose, breathable, fertile and preferably alkaline.

Before planting in open ground, the site is dug up, removing all pebbles and weed roots. Tuberous anemones have a negative attitude towards stagnation of water in the soil, therefore they are not placed in damp places, and the planting holes are drained before planting. Crushed stone, gravel or broken red brick is perfect as drainage.

The easiest way to plant in open ground is tuberous anemones that have been germinated in peat pots in advance: in this case, they will just need to be placed together with the pot itself in planting pits at a distance of at least 20 cm from each other.

When planting tubers directly into the ground, there is no need to additionally germinate them after soaking. The recommended plant spacing remains the same. Planting scheme - depending on the size of the tubers:

• 1 cm - 50 pcs. for 1 sq. m;
• 1.5 cm - 20 - 30 pcs. for 1 sq. m;
• 2 cm - 20 - 25 pcs. for 1 sq. m.

It is recommended to deepen tubers 1 - 1.5 cm in size into the soil by 4 - 5 cm, larger specimens - by 8 - 10 cm. Planting algorithm:

• make holes about 15 cm deep;
• put a little humus and ash on the bottom;
• place the tuber in such a way that the flat growth point is directed upwards and the sharp end downwards (if in doubt, you can plant it with its side);
• sprinkle with earth.

It is necessary that the soil is well moistened. The first shoots should be expected in 20 - 25 days.

Caring for anemone in the ground

Caring for tuberous anemone in the ground is not difficult. Timely feeding is the key to lush and abundant flowering. During the formation of buds, the plant needs organic feeding, in the fall - in complex mineral fertilizers. If all the necessary fertilizers were applied to the soil during planting, additional fertilizing is not necessary.

Important! Fresh manure cannot be used for feeding tuberous anemones.

Watering

In spring, tuberous anemone is watered once a week. In hot and dry summer weather, it is recommended to water daily, in the early morning and in the evenings after sunset. If the summer is rainy, watering is reduced, focusing on soil moisture. The main thing is to remember that waterlogging, like drought, is detrimental to the plant.

Loosening and weeding

Since tuberous anemones have a superficial root system, it is strictly forbidden to loosen the soil around them with a hoe or flat cutter, therefore weeding is carried out manually. So that fewer weeds grow around the plants, the soil around can be covered with a layer of peat or dry mullein.

Conclusion

Growing tuberous anemones is not as difficult as it seems at first glance, but you still have to work hard. However, the result is definitely worth the effort. Bright flowers are able to conquer the hearts of gardeners and decorate any summer cottage with their appearance.

• anemones: characteristic
• how to plant anemones, photo
• how to store anemone tubers
• what do anemone bulbs look like
• anemones: do I need to dig for the winter
• anemones how to care

Anemones: characteristic

Anemone, anemone (name Anemone) is a perennial herb that belongs to the familyButtercup ... It grows in height from 10 to 100 cm. Anemone translated from Greek means "wind" ("anemos"). Hence the other name - anemone. This plant is very sensitive to wind. Even small gusts make the flowers sway on the stems, which contributes to pollination and the spread of seeds.

In addition, in most speciespetals flowers fall off easily in the wind. Most anemones bloom in early spring, the rest in summer and autumn.

How to plant anemones, photo

Root system plants - rhizome and tuber (more precisely, a shapeless dense tuberous rhizome, which dries up and becomes hard during rest). In this article, we will talk abouttuberous anemones.

The most popular areCrown anemone (A. coronaria) and Tender anemone Anemonoides (A. blanda). They producechamomile flowers which appear in the spring, even before the trees and shrubs are covered with foliage. Anemone will decorate sunny and semi-shady areas in the garden. Goodcompanions small-bulbous plants, primroses and pansies will become for them.

Planting anemone in open ground:

Grow on moist, light, fertilesoils with good drainage.Location e - sunny or partial shade.

• Boarding time - spring (after the soil warms up well) or autumn (in warm regions).
• It is better to plant tubers alreadygerminated ... For this anemonessoak in a small cup for 2-4 hours. Further - theirput in a moist substrate (it can be replaced with wet sphagnum, cotton wool or cloth) and kept until sprouts appear.Temperature air should be in the range of 20-25 ° С.
• Have small tubers so they do not need to be buried too deep. Planting depth - 5-7 cm. You can try thislanding method : The tubers should be pressed into the soil, but not covered with earth (just cover slightly). And after the sprouts appear, completely cover the tubers with earth.
• Anemone tubers do not really have a "pointed" or "flat" side. That's whyhard to figure out , where the top is at the tuber, and where is the bottom. But you don't have to worry which side they are planted on. The sprout will find its way.
• Distance when landing - 5-7 cm from each other.
• After planting, the plant is abundantpour ... Adult anemones need to be watered as needed, and during the rest period, watering is stopped.
• During flowering The flowers can be cut and used to create flower bouquets. It is not dangerous for the plant!
• After flowering, foliage beginsturn yellow and die off ... Anemone prepare for the resting period.
• For the winter, seedlings are better in their soildo not leave ... Their dig up at the end of August and dry well.Store in a dry substrate until spring: first at a temperature of 15-20 ° C (from autumn to winter), and then at 3-5 ° C (winter-spring).

Planting anemone in containers:

• Containers for planting anemone must necessarily havedrainage holes.
• Fill in capacity of the earth with a mixture of good quality. It should be loose, airtight and waterproof.
• Place containers in those places where the plants will bein the sun most of the day (for example, a sunny patio or terrace).
• Anemone tubers can beplanted tightly but at the same time they shouldn't touch each other and the walls of the container.
• Plants are very sensitive to frost ... Therefore, in winter they are kept in a cool, but frost-proof room.
• After sprouts will appear , and the weather is warm outside, containers with plantsendure to the open air.
• The soil containers should be kept moist until the end of the season.

Sprouted crown anemone:

Potted anemones:

How to store anemone tubers

Anemones - this is very frost sensitive plants. If you live in the southern region, then it is permissible not to dig up the tubers. But goodcover the ground for the winter with leaves. In other regions, you musthave to dig up and store the tubers until next season.

Neatly retrieve tubers from the soil anddry them ... Dig when the stems and leaves are dry.For storage a paper bag is suitable, as well as cotton bags. Usuallykeep in dry peat or sand, sawdust is suitable.Optimum temperature for storage in the fall - 20 degrees above zero, and for winter - 5-6 degrees of heat. Basements and cellars are suitable. In the spring you can againplant its beautiful flowers.

What do anemone bulbs look like?

Bulbs anemones or tubers have a verysmall size , the average diameter is 12-15 mm, but it all depends on the variety.The form tubers can be oval, sometimes round or slightly flattened. It is difficult to understand where the bulb is up and down. It's good that you can plant as you like. Some varieties have a shape that resembles a triangle.Colour - black, earthy, very dark. sometimes brown.

Tubers in the photo:

Do anemones need to be dug for the winter

Many gardeners believe thatdigging up anemones - this is a prerequisite.Tubers can be used multiple times. Also, you cankeep three years if the bulb is healthy. What happens if the anemones are not dug up? In many regions of Ukraine, anemones candie in winter. These plants are easy to care for, but absolutelynot winter hardy ... Most varieties will not be able to withstand winter in soil. If you don't have time to dig up and store the bulbs, then plant a winter-hardy variety in your garden -Forest anemone ... This species grows well in the north and is able to withstand temperatures.up to thirty degrees below zero ! The rest of the varieties need shelter for the winter, as well as digging up. The southern regions, as well as the Crimea, are suitable for wintering under a layer of dry leaves; in other areas, you need to protect the plant from the cold.Average temperatures for winter - five degrees Celsius, it all depends on the variety. If tubersleave in the ground (in the southern region), then most likely your flower will bloom in summer.

Anemones how to care

Look after behind the anemone is very simple. In autumndigging tubers and store them correctly, in the spring againplant into open ground. Fitsplace in the sun , but then watch out for watering, the earth should not dry out. Anemone can grow in partial shade.The soil should be fertile, not dry, but well-drained. It is recommended to add ordinary sand to the ground.Acidic soils not suitable for most varieties, it is better to choose a neutral soil. Next to the anemonesno need to plant plants with large roots. It is necessary to properly water the plant. Always keep an eye on the moisture content of the soil, check it. Very wet soil as well as very drybad effect for plant growth. During flowering, you canfertilize the ground ... Suitable for feedingcomplex fertilizers. Yet one tip - Get rid of weeds, but do it very carefully so as not to damage the sensitive roots of the plant.

Anemones are the name of the plant. Translated means "daughter of the winds." It is due to the fact that even with the smallest breeze, the petals begin to move. The flower belongs to the Buttercup family and is perennial. There are no annual species. It grows in temperate regions. However, it grows most often in mountainous and lowland areas. There are over 160 kinds of different colors. Each of them blooms at a different time. Flowers are very similar to poppy and buttercup. The article describes what anemones look like, growing and caring for them in the open field.

Outdoor cultivation and care

Several varieties of anemones are known. All of them can be divided into two groups - rhizome and tuberous. To raise the first group, special care is not required, and the second will have to tinker with so that they do not die.

What anemones look like

There are some conditions that must be observed when growing and caring for anemones:

• when it is very hot and dry, they must be watered abundantly;
• in the autumn period, complex mineral fertilizers are applied, and during the flowering period - organic;
• for the winter, in order to prevent freezing, the flowers are covered with fallen leaves;
• for the winter, the plant is propagated by seeds, and in the spring - by the vegetative method.

Anemone: outdoor planting

Before planting anemones, you need to choose a suitable place. It should be spacious, slightly shaded and protected from drafts. The rhizome of the anemones grows strongly, but at the same time it is very tender. Even a slight contact can harm them. It should also be borne in mind that they grow poorly in heat and in drafts.

The soil should be loose, nutritious. Better to prepare deciduous soil or loam with peat. For looseness, sand is poured into the ground. With increased acidity, add dolomite flour or wood ash.

Note! It is important to determine the point of growth. The tubers need to be soaked. This will allow them to swell, causing bumps to form. This will make it easier to understand how to properly plant the anemone. The upper part of the tuber is flat, and it is necessary to plant with the pointed end down. With a non-standard form, the tuber is placed sideways.

Step-by-step process on how to plant anemones:

1. Dig a hole 0.15 m wide, 0.3-0.4 m in diameter.
2. Wood ash and humus are poured into the pit.
3. Place an onion in a pit.
4. Fill the pit with soil.
5. Water abundantly.

When to plant anemones: March, April, May, October, November.

The picture below shows what anemone seedlings look like.

What seedlings look like

Reproduction

You can propagate anemones by dividing the bush or seeds. In the first case, the procedure is carried out in early spring. It is necessary to have 2-3 kidneys on each section.

How to grow anemone with seeds? First of all, you need to prepare anemone seeds. It should be borne in mind that seedlings do not germinate well. From seeds that were prepared last year, a maximum of 25% will sprout. However, there are some nuances that will help increase germination. To do this, the seeds are exposed to cold for 1-2 months.

To carry out this procedure, you must:

1. Add sand or peat to the seeds in a 1: 3 ratio.
2. The mixture is sprayed with water and kept moist until the seeds are swollen.
3. Next, the seeds are transferred to a container. The substrate is put there, mixed and moistened.
4. The container is moved to a room where the air temperature should not be higher than 5 ° C. The seeds should be here until the first shoots appear.
5. As soon as the sprouts hatch, the container is transferred to the street. There it is buried in snow or earth, and from above it is covered with sawdust or straw.
6. With the onset of spring, the plants are planted.

Important! Seedlings should be kept away from pets.

When breeding anemones from tubers, they must be properly prepared. To do this, they are placed in warm water so that they swell, and then they are planted in pots. After emergence, the plants are planted in open ground.

Care

Caring for an anemone is a fairly simple process.

The main thing in care is to maintain the necessary moisture during the growing season. With excessive moisture, root rot can be provoked. With a lack of water, the plant will not develop well. To ensure optimal moisture, the flower is planted in an elevated place, while a good drainage system must be present. The soil where the anemone is planted must be covered with 50 mm thick mulch.

Below are the basic rules for caring for anemones.

How to propagate an anemone

Watering

In the spring, the plant is watered once every seven days. If the summer is rainy, then no watering is done. This does not apply to the crown anemone during the flowering period. If it is hot and dry in summer, it should be watered daily, morning and evening.

Top dressing

During flowering, the plant is fertilized with organic fertilizers. Exception: fresh manure. In the fall, they are fed with complex fertilizers.

Important! If the soil was well fertilized when planting, then during the growth period the plant is not fertilized.

Periodically loosen the soil and remove weeds. In this case, you must not use a hoe, as it can damage the roots.

Features of care during flowering

During flowering, these plants are fertilized with organic matter.

During the rest period, there are no peculiarities of caring for the anemone.

Preparing for winter

If the anemone is left to winter in the open field, then it must be covered. You can use peat or garden compost for this. The layer should be at least 15 cm. Before the shelter, the plant is cut off.

Those anemone tubers that have been dug out must be properly stored. They are dried together with the soil and rhizome in a warm room. Then they are transferred to a cool place (temperature no more than 15 ° C). Then the tubers are transferred to boxes, where peat, moss, sand and sawdust are poured. Thus, the tubers are stored during the winter period.

Anemone: planting and care outdoors in the Urals

In the Moscow region, Siberia and the Urals, where the summer is short, and in winter there are frosts up to 30 ° C, anemone tubers must be dug up for the winter. They are stored in boxes with sand in a room where the temperature is no more than 5 ° C. Once a month, the soil in the boxes is moistened.

The plant is planted in the spring, when the weather is warm without the risk of frost return. After the upper part of the plant wilts, its roots are dug out to preserve it for the winter. Another option is to collect seeds and plant seedlings. It is better to use the first method, since the grown flower of the seeds will not bloom in the first year.

In the southern regions, the place for the anemones is chosen in the shade. In the northern ones, on the contrary, it is necessary to select a sunny place where there will be a lot of light, and the plant will delight with beautiful flowering.

Important! Once every three years, it is necessary to plant the young.

Varieties of anemones

Possible growing difficulties

Possible reasons why the anemone does not bloom are:

• inappropriate place;
• improper care;
• insufficient feeding.

This plant is resistant to diseases. Snails or slugs may appear on the bushes. They are harvested by hand, and the flower is sprayed with metaldehyde. Infected bushes with nematodes or caterpillars are dug up and burned. The soil at this place is changed to a new one.

Note! To determine the presence of a nematode, it is required to examine the leaves of the plant. Yellow spots with a brown tint appear on them. Further, the leaves darken, dry out, and the plant dies.

The appearance of a mosaic disease is also possible. With it, spots of various sizes and colors appear on the foliage. There is no effective way to treat this ailment, so it is necessary to remove the bushes.

When aphids and spider mites appear, the plant is sprayed with insecticides or infusion of garlic.

Caring for an anemone is an easy process. Even a novice florist can handle this. The main thing is to observe moderate humidity. It is possible to propagate the plant by dividing the bush or by seeds. The seed method will take more time and effort. When growing a flower in the Urals and northern regions, the tubers are dug up for the winter and left to be stored in boxes covered with earth.

Anemone, like all proud beauties, requires a special attitude towards itself. Therefore, no general recommendations, no universal advice! Almost each of the 160 (!) Varieties of anemone has its own requirements for watering, soil, light ... But do not rush to give up capriciousness! There is still a certain formula for success in growing anemone (even if you do not know the variety for sure!): We plant it in partial shade, organize drainage, as it grows, feeding and loosening is half the battle, you’re done!

• Why is anemone afraid of weeding?
• How to organize continuous flowering of anemones on your site from April to November?
• How to wake up lazy flower seeds?
• How to organize the correct wintering for a plant?

Read about all this in our article.

Listen to the article

Planting and caring for anemones

• Landing: sowing fresh seeds for seedlings in June-July or before winter (in October-November) in boxes. Planting tubers in the spring.
• Bloom: in spring, summer or autumn, depending on the species.
• Lighting: for forest species - partial shade, for Mediterranean species - bright sunlight.
• The soil: loose, fertile, (sandy or peaty) better neutral.
• Watering: only in dry times and during flowering.
• Top dressing: liquid organic and mineral fertilizers during flowering and autumn.
• Reproduction: seed and vegetative (tubers, dividing the bush or parts of the rhizome).
• Pests: leaf nematodes, aphids, South American leaf miners, thrips and whiteflies.
• Diseases: gray rot, peronosporosis (downy mildew), anthracnose, sclerotinosis, viral infections.

Read more about growing anemone below.

Plant name anemone (lat.Anemone), or anemone literally translated from Greek as "daughter of the winds", as the flowers of the anemone reacts with the trembling of petals even to the weakest gust of wind. The flower belongs to the buttercup family and is a perennial herb. It is found in temperate regions on the plains and in the mountainous regions of both hemispheres. There are about 160 species that bloom at different times and in very different ways, which confuses even experienced florists. How to grow anemones will be discussed in this article.

Features of growing anemone

Among the variety of species and varieties, anemones are completely unpretentious, and there are those that require special care, and this difference is explained by the fact that some anemones have rhizomes, while others have tubers. Species with rhizomes are easy to grow, and mistakes in the care of tuberous anemones lead to serious consequences.

There are several things to consider if you are interested in growing anemones.

• At first, these flowers require mandatory watering in dry, sultry weather.
• Secondly, autumn feeding should be carried out with complex mineral fertilizers, and fertilized with organic fertilizers before planting or during growth and flowering.
• Thirdly, in winter, protect the anemones from frost by covering them with dry leaves.
• And the last one: it is best to propagate anemones in spring by root suckers or seeds sown closer to winter. We will dwell on all these features in more detail below.

Preparing for planting anemone

Preparing the soil for anemones

Before planting anemones, you need to choose a planting site and prepare the soil. The site will need a spacious, shaded and protected from drafts. Anemone rhizomes grow strongly over the season, but are so fragile that they are damaged by contact, and this must be taken into account. Besides, anemones do not tolerate extreme heat and drafts.

The soil is well-drained, loose and fertile. Loam or deciduous soil with peat is best. To create an ideal structure, add plain sand to the soil, and you can reduce excessive acidity, which is harmful to anemone, by adding dolomite flour or wood ash to the soil.

Preparing anemone seeds

Those who decide to grow flowers from seeds should know that anemone seeds have a low germination rate: no more than a quarter germinate, and only from freshly harvested seeds. But if you stratify the seeds, that is, you expose them to cold for 1-2 months, you can increase their germination. To do this, the seeds are mixed with coarse sand or peat at the rate of 1 part of seeds to three parts of sand, well moistened and sprayed with water daily to maintain the required moisture.

When and how to sow asters - advice from experienced florists

As soon as the seeds are swollen, add a little substrate, mix, moisten and place in a ventilated room with a temperature not exceeding 5 ºC. A few days later, when the sprouts hatch, the container with the seeds must be taken out into the yard, buried in snow or in the ground and sprinkled with sawdust or straw. In early spring, seeds are transplanted into germination boxes.

But in order to save yourself from all these troubles, it is better to plant the seeds in the fall in boxes with loose soil and bury them in the yard, covering them with cut branches. During the winter they will undergo natural freezing, and in the spring you will dig them up and plant them.

In the photo: planting anemone seeds for seedlings in trays

Preparing anemone tubers

Before planting, anemones are awakened from sleep by soaking in warm water for several hours to swell, and then planted to a depth of 5 cm in pots with a wet mixture of peat and sand for germination. Moisten the soil in pots moderately but regularly.

Some gardeners recommend "soaking" the anemone bulbs, wrapping them in a cloth well moistened with epin solution, and keeping them in a plastic bag for about six hours. After that, the anemones can be immediately planted in the ground.

In the photo: Preparing anemone tubers for planting

Planting anemones

Planting anemone tubers

Planting an anemones does not imply any special difficulties, the main thing is to determine the growth point. In pre-treated, swollen tubers, bud tubercles are visible, and it is clear how to plant them. But if in doubt, remember: the top of the anemone tuber is flat, so you need to plant it with the sharp end down. If you are confused by the shape of the tuber, plant it on the side. The hole for the anemone should be 30-40 cm in diameter and 15 cm deep. Pour handfuls of humus and ash at the bottom of the hole, then place the tuber, sprinkle it with earth and crush it slightly. Water the planting site of anemones flowers well.

In the photo: Anemone seedlings, ready for transplanting into the ground

Planting anemone seeds

By the time of planting, anemone seedlings should have at least two leaves. Seedlings are planted in the ground in a slightly shaded area in the second year of growth. If planting is carried out in the fall, the sown area is covered with branches or leaves from frost. Anemones grown from seeds will be able to bloom only after three years.

As for the timing of planting tubers or seeds, you can ensure that anemones bloom on your site from April to November if you purchase different varieties and plant them at the optimal time for each of them.

Care for anemones

Caring for an anemone is simple and not burdensome. The main problem in this matter is maintaining the required level humidity during the entire growing season. The danger is that when waterlogged, the root system can die from rot. And the lack of moisture, especially during the period of bud formation, does not contribute to the growth and flowering of anemones. To balance moisture levels, plant the plants in an elevated, well-drained area.

After planting, it is very desirable to mulch the area with a five-centimeter layer of foliage of fruit trees or peat. Concerning glaze, then in the spring it is enough to moisten the soil once a week; in a moderate summer, the anemone does not need additional watering, the only exception is the crown anemone during the flowering period. In hot, dry summers, water daily in the morning or after sunset.

Feed anemones preferably during flowering with liquid organic matter (anemones do not like only fresh manure) and complex mineral fertilizers in autumn. If you fertilized the garden before planting the anemone, then top dressing can be excluded altogether. Also recommend regularly loosen the soil and weed out... Rather, do not weed, but break through with your hands, since you can damage the fragile root system of the anemone with a hoe.

Anemones are disease resistant; Sometimes they are harmed by slugs and snails, but a solution of metaldehyde will help you deal with these pests, which must first be collected by hand. Some anemones suffer from winter worms (caterpillars) or leaf nematodes. If a nematode is affected, it is better to destroy diseased plants, and replace the soil in which they grew.

Breeding anemone

Anemone propagates by seeds, tubers, dividing the rhizome or bush. We have already talked about reproduction by tubers and the most unpromising method, seed. When dividing the rhizomes, they (rhizomes) are dug out in the spring, cut into pieces 5 cm long with an obligatory bud at each segment and planted, placing horizontally in loose soil to a depth of 5 cm. Such a plant reaches maturity in three years. A dividing bush transplant can only be carried out with plants that are 4-5 years old.

Anemone after flowering

In the climate of the middle zone, with the onset of autumn, anemones must be removed from the soil and prepared for winter storage: dry the tubers, cut off the tops (aboveground part of the bush) and store in the dark and cool, placing them in peat or sand. A non-damp basement is best suited for this.

In the photo: Growing anemone in a flower bed

If you decide not to dig up anemones for a warm winter, cover the area with fallen leaves or spruce branches so that the unexpected frost does not destroy the flowers.

Types of anemone

Since anemone is a flower in culture and nature presented in a wide variety, and different species require different care, let's get acquainted with at least the most common representatives of the anemone family.

Types and features of anemones care. By the time of flowering, anemones are divided into spring and summer (or autumn). Spring anemones very graceful, a wide range of pastel shades: snow-white, cream, pink, blue, lilac ... There are even terry varieties. Spring anemones are ephemeroids, that is, the cycle of their aboveground flowering is short: waking up in April, they bloom together in May, and in July they already retire, although in many species the leaves persist until autumn. Anemones differ in the type of rhizome. In buttercup and oak anemones, the rhizome is articulate, fragile, and in the tender anemone, it is tuberous, slowly growing.

This plant is miniature, 5-10 cm in height, the most popular varieties are Blue Shades (blue), Charmer (pink), White Splendor (white).

In the photo: Anemone blanda

Anemone nemorosa (Anemone nemorosa)

Not so popular in our latitudes, the height of the bush is 20-30 cm, the diameter of the flower is 2-4 cm, the flowers are usually simple white, but in the culture there are varieties with blue, lilac and pink flowers. There are even terry specimens. The main advantage is unpretentiousness.