Anemones planting in the fall and care in the open field in the suburbs

Anemone is a plant found in both hemispheres of our planet. It grows mainly on flat areas in regions with a temperate climate. The anemone is represented by a fairly large species diversity, and many varieties grow so differently that sometimes growers are simply lost. Further, about the intricacies of planting a plant in open ground, caring for it, diseases, as well as when it is necessary to plant an anemone (photos and instructions are attached).

Anemone: features, types of plants

Anemone is a plant of the buttercup family, which is actively cultivated by domestic gardeners and is known to most by the beautiful name "daughter of the winds". In appearance, the anemone is very similar to ordinary poppy.

The plant is represented by a large species diversity, among which there are both undersized and tall varieties. The latter, unfortunately, do not take root very well in our climate, therefore, domestic gardeners grow mainly stunted species.

Interestingly, among the anemones, you can find those species that require extremely difficult and troublesome care for an amateur grower (this is often due to the peculiarities of the root system of the plant), so we will consider only those species that are unpretentious in care and growing conditions.

Among these, the following varieties can be noted:

• Anemone is tender. A tiny plant only 5-10 cm tall.

Anemone tender

• Anemone is oak. Not very common in our latitudes. The plant is medium in size - it will grow up to 0.3 m in height. The flowers grow medium in diameter (about 3-4 cm) and are pale white in color. True, sometimes there are varieties with pale blue or lilac flowering.The varieties related to this variety are very unpretentious.

Dubravnaya anemone

• Buttercup anemone. An unpretentious plant, characterized by an average height - it reaches a height of only 25 cm, blooms very luxuriantly with beautiful small pale yellow flowers. At the same time, the plant is very unpretentious to care and is able to survive in almost any soil.

Buttercup anemone

• Japanese anemone. Unlike previous varieties, the Japanese anemone (like the variety presented below) is large perennials with a well-developed root system. The plant is distinguished by large and even peduncles, reaching a length of about 0.8 m.

Japanese anemone

• Anemone hybrid. The variety is represented mainly by semi-double rather large varieties with lush bright flowering.

Anemone hybrid

Planting anemones in open ground

Before planting a plant, as usual, a number of preparatory activities are carried out, including the selection and preparation of a site for planting the anemone, as well as the preparation of planting material.

The area for planting anemones must be shady, perfectly protected from the wind and at the same time very spacious.

Advice. When choosing a place for planting anemones, be sure to take into account the specifics of the growth of this plant: it needs a lot of free space, which is due to a powerful large root system.

The soil on which the anemone will grow must be light, loose, well-drained and nutritious. The ideal option for anemones is loose loam or deciduous soil with the presence of peat.

If the soil in your area is heavy and, in general, not particularly suitable for growing anemones, try to improve its structure by adding a little fine sand to the soil (this will make it lighter and looser) or dolomite flour (if the soil acidity is high).

An unpleasant feature of the anemones is the finickyness of its seed material: the seeds of anemones sprout very poorly and require careful preparation before planting. We are talking about well-known stratification. There are several ways to harden anemone seeds. The simplest of them is as follows: the seeds should be placed in boxes with a light soil mixture and immersed deeper into the soil on the site, not forgetting to cover them, for example, with spruce branches. During the winter period, the seeds will naturally freeze, and in the spring you can safely plant them on the site.

Seedlings of anemones

If you plan to grow an anemone by planting its tubers, they should also be prepared: soak them in warm water for several hours, then transplant them into containers with prepared substrate (peat and sand) to a depth of about 5 cm.

Seedlings are planted in a permanent place only by the second year of the plant's life, it is advisable to carry out this process in the spring (while each plant should have at least 2 leaves). Although it will be quite successful to grow anemones during autumn planting, only in this case the area with the planted plant should be carefully covered with branches or foliage.

Attention! If the plant is grown by seed, be prepared for the first bright flowers to appear on the plant no earlier than 3 years after planting.

The subtleties of plant care

Caring for the plant is not at all burdensome: it is enough just to constantly maintain the desired level of moisture in the soil and feed the plant only with the right feeding.

Throughout the growing season, the anemone should be watered generously and regularly. In a particularly hot summer period, watering should be very abundant. But you should be very careful, because excess moisture in the soil can lead to rotting of the root system. To avoid this problem, choose an area located on a hill for planting anemones.

In the spring or moderately warm summer, it is enough to water the growing anemone only once a week.

During the flowering period, it is advisable to feed the anemone with liquid organic matter (everything is suitable except for manure), in the fall - to provide the plant with nutritious mineral complexes. If nutrients were introduced into the soil before planting the anemones, the plant will not need additional fertilizing at all.

Anemone loves generous watering

With proper care, anemone is practically not susceptible to any disease. Sometimes, however, a site with an anemone can be visited by slugs or snails. It is enough just to collect them by hand and treat the plant with a solution of metaldehyde. Sometimes the anemone suffers from leaf nematodes. In this case, the only effective solution would be to remove the damaged plant from the site and destroy it.

If the cultivation of anemones takes place in a temperate climate, it is advisable to remove the tubers from the soil with the onset of cold autumn and prepare them for wintering: dry slightly, remove the ground part of the bushes, and store the tubers in a humid cool environment, placing them in peat / sand.

That's all the subtleties to remember when growing anemones in the garden. Good luck!

Growing anemones: video

The anemone flower, or as it is also called the anemone, is very well known in Russia; it grows on plains and mountains. Literally, translated from Greek, anemone means "daughter of the wind." She got this name for a reason. With a light breath of wind, the petals of the flower gently tremble, sway. This ornamental perennial plant belongs to the Buttercup family. There are more than 150 species. There are practically no leaves, the stem is even, erect, up to 80 cm high. The flowers of this favorite of gardeners amaze with their beauty and variety of shades.

Outwardly, the flower itself looks like a large chamomile or poppy, 3-8 cm in diameter. To please with their bright simple, double and semi-double multi-colored flowers, they begin very early - late April - early May. The second bloom occurs in August - October. Any experienced gardener or just an amateur gardener will be happy to allocate a special place in the flowerbed for this handsome man.

Features of growing in the suburbs

Anemones are quite frost-resistant (except for tuberous varieties) and the climate of the Moscow region, after all, is better suited for growing them. Crown anemone is one of the most popular varieties grown in flower beds in the Moscow region. Even a gardener who does not have a huge baggage of knowledge in this area can plant a flower in his garden, since anemones are unpretentious and do not require special attention to themselves. But a number of the following conditions should still be observed:

1. Constant watering, especially in hot and dry weather.
2. Good fertilizing with mineral fertilizers.
3. Fertile soil treated with organic fertilizers.
4. Covering plants with a layer of foliage in winter.

Depending on the variety, some anemones can winter outdoors, while others need to be dug up.

Where to plant

The soil should be loose, fertile, oxygenated. Good drainage must be present. Such soil allows air to pass through well, easily absorbs water, without creating stagnation at the roots, which has a detrimental effect on the plant. Based on these features, you should purchase drainage, peat and a universal substrate in the store.

You can also add a small amount of sand. Observing these conditions, you can grow a full-fledged healthy plant that will delight with its appearance and abundant flowering for a long period of time.

Variety of species

There are a huge number of anemone species that differ from each other externally, in height, doubleness and shade of the flower, there are varieties that are picky about growing conditions and vice versa - they do not need excessive attention. Consider the popular types:

• Apennine anemone - the most famous species, has been cultivated for about 500 years.Shade-tolerant, frost-resistant (withstands up to -23 degrees of frost) plant. The foliage of the bush is dense, appears simultaneously with the flowers.
• Anemone Tender. This variety is also in good demand among gardeners. The height does not exceed 15 cm. Single, medium-sized flowers of various shades appear immediately after the snow melts. Flowering lasts up to 3 weeks. The disadvantage of this type is that only 10-25% germinates when forcing the bulbs.
• Anemone is oak. Outwardly, it looks more attractive than the previous types. White flowers 3-4 cm in diameter and dense foliage. The flowering period lasts 3 weeks.
• Udinian anemone. The height of this plant does not exceed 20 cm, the flowers are single large (5 cm in diameter) of various colors. Flowering falls in the month of May.

The summer varieties that bloom in August include the Japanese, hybrid and crown anemone. They are all perennial. The most amazing thing is that there can be up to 10 flowers on one peduncle, and they will all be of different colors. An interesting fact - there were some specimens reaching a height of up to 1.5 meters.

Growing methods

There are two ways to grow anemones - seeds and tubers. It is more difficult to grow an anemone with seeds, since only a few germinate from a decent amount of seeds. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that the seeds should be stratified before planting, that is, they should be kept in the cold for some time. When sown in autumn, sprouts appear in early spring. If you sow in spring or summer, then you can expect the emergence of seedlings in a month.

The second method is growing with tubers. In this case, before planting, they are filled with warm water. Being in the water for some time, the tubers increase in volume. You can also wrap them in fabric for a few hours. Only after these procedures can you start planting the anemone in open ground.

In the ground, tubers are placed at a distance of at least 10 cm from each other in shallow holes. Top dressing must be placed at the bottom of each hole. For example, a mixture of ash and humus.

For the winter, the tubers are dug up and stored until spring in a dry place. In the spring, they are planted in the ground or in pots for distillation. Tubers dug out of the ground are soaked for disinfection for 30 minutes in a pale pink solution of manganese. Then they are dried and stored in a box with sawdust.

Pests and diseases

Like most garden plants, anemones are negatively affected by pests. The plant is resistant to diseases. Of the pests, nematodes, snails and slugs are mainly annoyed. The latter intensely damage the leaves of plants. You can fight these pests mechanically - by hand picking, chemical - spraying foliage with special chemicals. Damage by nematodes is expressed by yellowish spots on the leaves. This should not be started, as it will ultimately lead to the death of the entire plant. The fight against this pest is possible only by removing damaged leaves and changing the soil (transplanting). Preventive methods include timely removal of dead leaves, weeding and loosening of the soil.

Anemones are one of those flowers that will take pride of place in the garden and will decorate it with their long, bright and unusual flowering.

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Do you want your garden to blaze with different colors and delight you, your neighbors, and your bees? Then plant anemones, and they will pleasantly surprise you with their rare flowering, subject to any breeze (not without reason, in translation from Greek, anemone is "the daughter of the winds"), their compact size and relative undemanding care.

Types and varieties of anemones

The most popular types of anemones are as follows:

Anemones can also be further divided into 2 large groups: tuberous and rhizome. Rhizomes are more of a forest species. In stores, you can usually find exactly tuberous.

Worth knowing! Rhizome (forest) anemones are more unpretentious to care for than tuberous.

Growing rhizome anemones or their reproduction by division

It is optimal to divide the rhizomes in the spring. This is due to the fact that during this period the movement of the sap inside the plant is somewhat slowed down, which means that the flower will be able to take root normally after division.

Note! Reproduction by dividing rhizomes should be performed only with anemones older than 4-5 years.

What needs to be done to separate the rhizomes of the anemone:

1. Dig up the rhizomes themselves.
2. Cut into pieces 5-6 centimeters long and with at least one, or preferably several, renewal buds on each.
3. Plant horizontally into a previously prepared hole to a depth of the same 5-6 centimeters.

Planting anemone tubers for germination and subsequent planting of seedlings in open ground

The timing of planting tubers

Various sources often indicate that it is already possible to plant anemones tubers starting in February. However, if you are going to plant tubers so early, then you will have to supplement the seedlings with special phytolamps or more economical LED counterparts. Even on the lightest southern windowsill in the apartment at this time there is still an insufficient amount of natural light, which means that the plant will definitely stretch out, and such delicate flowers as anemones, when pulled, will bloom very weakly and sluggishly in the first year.

Thus, it is better to postpone the planting of anemone tubers to a later date, for example, to do it in the second half of March or even better in early April.

How to soak tubers

Important! If the tubers of the anemones are very small, then there is a high probability that the flowers will not bloom in the first year. Therefore, when buying planting material in the store, pay attention to the size of the nodules, choosing the largest ones.

To grow anemones, first of all, they must be properly prepared for planting, namely, soak the tubers in water.

Important! How not properly soak: put the tubers of the anemones in a container (glass), then pour water along with the head and stand for a day. This cannot be done - the anemones will simply die. They cannot be without air, they immediately begin to suffocate and emit a very disgusting, one might say, pharmacy odor mixed with ammonia.

How right soak the tubers of the anemones:

1. Take a napkin, cotton pads or even better a rag and put it in a container (container).
2. Now you need to wet it in one of the fungicide solutions (the most popular, but still somewhat weak - "Fitosporin" or the lesser known, but strong enough "Maxim Dachnik") or a growth stimulator ("Zircon" or "Epin").
3. Place the tubers on a soaked napkin, cotton pads or rag and cover with a dry rag, cotton pad or napkin on top.
4. For the best effect, cover the container itself with plastic wrap.
5. Keep until completely swollen, which usually takes 30 minutes to 3 hours (depending on the quality of the planting material).
6. If you have soaked tubers in Epin, then after swelling they must be rinsed in warm water.
7. Everything! The nodules are now ready to be potted.

Video: how to properly soak and grow anemone seedlings

Planting capacity and soil

Anemones do not like transplants, so it is advisable to plant them in separate containers. Moreover, very small pots (at least 250-300 ml) are not very suitable for planting. It is even better to use cut containers for milk or juice (liter) or 0.5 liter plastic glasses, in which it is imperative to make drainage holes, for example, one hole at the bottom will be enough.

Fertile and loose soil mixture is required. You can prepare it by taking peat and sand in equal amounts, or by buying a ready-made mixture for flower seedlings in a garden store.

Planting tubers

It is very simple to plant anemone tubers for germination: fill the pots with soil, then spill phytosporin and plant (deepen) the tuber with a sprout (which became more noticeable after swelling) upwards, then spill it again with water so that the soil settles, and part of the sprout appears. Put in a bright, but cool enough place where the temperature is maintained within + 16-20 degrees.

Advice! Place a folded piece of paper at the bottom of the pots so that when the root system grows, it does not run out through the drainage holes.

Video: planting anemones tubers for germination at home

Seedling care

It is very desirable that anemones seedlings be grown at a low temperature of +16 degrees. If the air is too dry, and there is a heat of +25 degrees, these plants will wither.

Daylight hours should be at least 12 hours, and ideally 14 hours. Therefore, if you have the opportunity, then be sure to supplement your plants.

All care for the anemones that you planted in pots for germination consists in regular watering: the soil should always be moistened, it cannot dry out in any way.

Planting anemones in open ground

It is necessary to plant anemones in open ground only when the threat of return frosts has passed. As a rule, depending on the climatic characteristics of the region, this moment occurs on average in the month of May.

Anemones are ideal for planting in partial shade. A very large shadow does not suit them.

Flowers will not be able to develop normally if there is stagnant water, as, in fact, most plants. In other words, they love good drainage, which is easy to make from fragments of bricks, rubble, or small river stones.

The soil they need is loose and nutritious, and it is desirable that from above it was still mulched with some kind of organic matter. To make the soil looser, you can add sand to it.

Step-by-step instructions for planting anemones in open ground with sprouted tubers:

1. Choose the optimal drop-off location.
2. Prepare the planting hole by filling it with ash and humus.
3. Remove the seedlings from the pot along with the earthy clod and plant them in the hole.
4. It is better to make the distance between plantings about 15-20 cm.
5. Water moderately and mulch the plantings 4-5 centimeters.

By the way! You can plant pre-soaked anemones directly in the open field. The planting technology is no different, unless you need to deeply deepen the tubers.

Features of planting and caring for tender anemone (Blanda)

Anemone Blanda has nothing to do with crown. It does not require digging for the winter or even shelter. In general, caring for this species is quite simple.

It is better to plant Blanda in the fall (in October-early November), but you need to catch it before the frost. Preparation for planting is somewhat different, the tubers must be filled with hot water (+ 70-80 degrees) and soaked for 2 days (it is better to change the water 2-3 times a day) so that they swell enough. It is necessary to plant blanda tubers to a depth of 4-5 centimeters at a distance of 2-3 centimeters from each other, preferably in a separate basket filled with a loose substrate. After planting, the basket must be buried in any flower bed or rock garden. You should also water the plantings with warm water for some time for their better rooting.

Video: planting and caring for anemone blanda (tender)

Growing anemones from seeds

Anemones can be grown from seed, but unfortunately, most seed growers get disastrous negative results. This is due to the fact that the germination capacity of even freshly harvested seeds is about 1/4, and they must first undergo stratification, in other words, they must be left for about 2-3 months in a cold and humid place (for example, in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf) ... Thus, if you want to plant anemone seeds in the spring, they must be laid for stratification in January.Planting seeds for seedlings (in March) and further care are pretty standard. The main thing is not to bury the seeds under any circumstances.

Therefore, it is best to plant anemones with seeds in the fall. During the winter they will undergo natural stratification, and in the spring they hatch, and you will get healthy shoots. But we must be prepared for the fact that no more than 25% will rise anyway.

Outdoor care for anemones

Caring for anemones is quite simple, but at the same time quite laborious. The main thing in care is the constant maintenance of soil moisture. However, it is also impossible to fill in and allow stagnation of moisture, otherwise the roots of the plant may begin to rot. Therefore, as mentioned earlier, the landing site must have good drainage, or it must be located on a hill. The use of mulch, which can be taken from fallen leaves, peat, sawdust, or some other organic matter, will help to preserve moisture. Mulching will not only help the plant stay hydrated longer, but it will also prevent weeds from growing.

Advice! It is especially important to regularly and abundantly water the anemones during their budding period and on hot summer days. Watering, of course, should be done in the morning and evening (after sunset).

As for dressings, they are not particularly required. However, for better development and flowering, you can use mineral and organic fertilizers during the period of budding and direct flowering. A solution of wood ash and humus is perfect for this.

Important! In no case, do not try to use fresh manure for feeding.

Anemones should be periodically weeded from weeds and loosened after watering, but this should be done very carefully, because the root system of this flower is very shallow.

Anemones winter well, but their mulching layer for the winter must be increased by 2-3 times and covered with spruce branches or covered with a thick layer of leaves and spunbond.

Important! Here it is worth making a clarification: only rhizome anemones, and not tuberous... Tubers are dug up for the winter and stored in a refrigerator or other cool place until spring planting. But in the harsh conditions of the northern regions (the Urals and Siberia), many gardeners also dig out rhizomes.

Video: caring for an anemone in the garden - watering and feeding

To ensure that anemones are guaranteed to present their flowers every year, tune in to error-free preparation for planting and skillful care of plants in the open field.

Video: planting and caring for anemones in the garden

In the plots of many flower growers, you can find an anemone. Planting and caring for this plant is not difficult, the anemone is unpretentious and undemanding, therefore it is a frequent inhabitant of country flower beds. Many of this plant, which belongs to the buttercup family, is known as the "daughter of the winds." This name was given to the flower by the ancient Greeks. Visually, this perennial is very similar to a poppy.
In our country, undersized varieties that reach 30 cm in height are very popular. Tall varieties have also been bred, but in our climatic conditions they are rarely found. In total, there are more than 150 varieties of anemones. They differ in flowering time. It is this special feature that makes it possible for the owner of the site to become the owner of a beautiful flower bed, which will delight the eye throughout the summer season.

Anemone the most famous species and varieties with descriptions and photos

There are more than 150 varieties of these gorgeous flowers. Gardeners prefer:

• oak or white
• crown;
• forest;
• Japanese;
• tender.

Features of anemones tender

These plants look exquisite, grow to a height of 5 or 10 cm, and usually bloom from 14 to 21 days. They bloom by mid-May. At the end of this month, the leaves of this culture will gradually wither. They are gone in June. This is why it is worth planting an anemone around large perennials. This will be the ideal location as they start to grow at the end of May.Anemone tender will feel great in the soil, where there is high-quality drainage and sand. Anemone tender loves places where there is a lot of sun, or partial shade.

Very famous and popular varieties of this type:

• Variety ‘Blue Shades’, which means ‘Blue Shadow’ - flowers of light blue shades;
• Sort ‘Sharmer’ - color of flowers is dark pink;

Photo: Anemone tender Blue Shades and Charmer

• Variety 'Pink Star', translated as 'Pink Star' - the flowers have pink-lavender colors;
• The ‘Radar’ variety - with purple-red flowers, inside which the snow-white center stands out effectively;

Photo: Anemone tender Pink Star and Radar

• Variety 'Rosea', translated as 'Pink' - has unusually pink-lilac flowers
• The cultivar 'Violet Star' means 'Lilac Star' - the flower has a white center, and the petals are colored amethyst-purple.

Photo: Anemone tender varieties Violet Star and Rosea

Features of the crown anemones

It is not for nothing that this species is considered to be the queen among other representatives of the anemone genus. She has the largest (diameter can reach 8 cm) and the brightest flowers of different colors. There are colors: blue, red, pink, crimson shades. Terry forms impress with their appearance! These are all the "pluses" of the crown anemones.
There are also disadvantages. Since this species is a "native" from the Mediterranean, placed in the conditions of the middle zone, in winter it does not differ in stability, and it will bloom very modestly. In southern countries, bushes can grow up to 45 cm in height, and in our country they reach only 15-20 cm, no more.

Varieties of crown anemone:

• Bridget Mix - flowers reach 30-40 cm in height. The color is varied. The surface of the flowers can be either double or semi-double.
• Admiral - flowers of deep pink-violet shades, framed by emerald foliage;

Photo: Anemone crown varieties The Admiral and Brigid Mix

• Mount Everest is a snow-white beauty with double flowers up to 45 cm in height;
• Mr. Fokker - flowers of lilac or blue tones, similar to poppies;

Anemone crown varieties Mount Everest and Mr-Fokker

• Governor - flowers of a ruby-red hue, at the base of the petals - a white border with black stamens;
• De caen - non-double, in a variety of shades;

Anemone crown varieties The Governor and De Caen

• Bicolor - spectacular snow-white flowers inside hide a rich pink center;
• Holland (popularly called "anemone") - has a saucer-like shape, wide red petals, a white center. It can easily be confused with poppy seeds;
• Sylphide - enchants with the beauty of the unusual shape of the petals, which have a bright pink-lilac color.

Photo: Anemone crown varieties Hollandia and BicolorAnemone crown Sylphide cultivar

Distinctive features of the oak anemones, or white

This "representative" of the anemones shows the beauty of its bloom for 21-30 days in spring. The oak anemone begins to bloom at the end of April, and ends somewhere in the middle of May. Bushes do not grow higher than 20-30 cm. Flowers usually have a diameter of 2 cm to 3.5 cm. Varieties of this species of anemone, which have snow-white flowers, are quite common. But they have already bred varieties where the flowers have pink, purple, bluish shades. There are also common and velvety species.
By the beginning of summer, it is noticeable how the leaves of the anemones are slowly turning yellow, and at the height of summer the leaves are gone. Oak anemones have such "pluses": the ability to survive and undemanding to care.

Japanese anemone or hybrid

Bushes can grow up to 40 cm in height. A distinctive feature of the buds of Japanese anemones is juicy saturated or pale tones, which are presented in a wide range of colors. The leaves are dark in color. The buds are not on their own, but in groups that form loose inflorescences

Forest anemone

The bushes are dense. Their height does not exceed 50 cm.The buds do not gather in inflorescences (each on its own). There are common and terry. The flower can reach a diameter of 5 to 6 cm. There are varieties with a flower diameter of 8 cm. Large leaves have long petioles.

Photo: Japanese anemone or hybridWhite oak and white terry anemoneForest anemone

How anemone reproduces

Seed propagation

Many anemones do not grow from seeds. Since the embryos in the seeds of these plants are small, not very developed, this leads to slow growth, most often only for 2 or 3 years. In order for the seeds to develop normally, they need a periodic change in soil temperatures.

When conditions are ideal, most of these plants self-seed. A large number of seedlings can be observed in the Central regions of the Russian Federation in almost all types of anemones. This does not apply to these types:

• tender;
• apennine;
• Caucasian.

Some gardeners living within the Moscow region have observed self-seeding even in these species. You can get a large number of seedlings by creating the necessary conditions for the flowers. The most important thing is to keep the seeds fresh. Then the result will be the best.

Recommendations

It is advisable to sow the seeds as soon as they have been harvested.

Usually, this occurs in early or mid-summer, when early flowering species bloom. This requires a box with fertilized soil, which has been loosened in advance. The boxes are dug into the ground in a shady place to avoid drying out the soil. The soil in the boxes must be covered with felled branches.

At the end of autumn, you can also sow seeds in boxes that have been dug in beforehand. The use of boxes makes it possible to store single seeds. When the seeds have been planted in summer or fall, they will sprout next year, in the spring.

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In the seeds of anemone with long roots (this applies to Altai, oak, Amur) for 1 year of life, only a small root appears, which has a bud at the top. Over time, the rhizome grows in size, becoming like a real mature root. Branches begin to branch out from the root.

After 6-9 years, the first root dies off, and the lateral shoots become detached. Thus, the process of natural vegetative reproduction is carried out.

In the summer, after the dying off of the upper (aboveground) part, the root decomposes. In 1 year, the root grows by several centimeters (from 3 to 4). The rhizome begins to grow when the plant blooms (in May). At the end of summer (in August), a bud appears in the upper part of the rhizome with an embryo of a shoot, which will grow next year. There are many additional shoots on the root, which go into the ground to a depth of 10 cm. The root goes deep into the ground up to 5 cm. Since the root is not very deep in the soil, anemone can hardly tolerate the lack of moisture in the soil, and when the soil hardens.

A distinctive feature of the forest anemones is that its seeds begin to germinate faster than other species. Its seeds, planted in mid-summer, can sprout in September this year. Once the seeds of the anemone have been harvested, they are planted in moist, loose soil.

Then the sown seeds are covered with fresh moss or other material that prevents the soil from drying out. As soon as the leaves of the emerged seedlings dry up, their tubers are dug out (carefully) and stored in a room with good ventilation and humidity.

In anemones of the species "long-haired" and "daffodil-flowered" seeds ripen closer to July (or even to August). They should also be planted in boxes at the end of the autumn season. Next year, in the spring, they will give seeds.

Anemone differs from other plants in that its seeds germinate for a very long time. Only 1 part of the planted seeds germinates.

If sufficient watering is provided, the seeds that appear will develop well, and most of them will bloom in 2-3 years. Long-haired and daffodil anemone seeds grow longer than all species (3 or 4 years).

Reproduction of anemones by tubers and rhizomes, bulbs

Often, anemones reproduce in a vegetative way: by shoots of roots, by dividing a tuber, a bush.
Reproduction using the shoots of a long branching root occurs in anemone belonging to the following species:

• flexible
• buttercup;
• Altai;
• smooth;
• Udi;
• Amur;
• shadow;
• Radde;
• oak.

When the plant has bloomed and has been dug out, its roots are themselves divided into separate segments (segments). Each segment is an annual increase. Additional antennae appear on individual roots and buds are formed for a new stem. In many of the above species of anemone, these buds are already forming by the middle of summer. This indicates that in a year the transplanted plant will develop and bloom well.

Anemones with tuberous roots multiply by splitting the tuber. This method is typical for:

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• apennine;
• crown;
• tender;
• Caucasian species of anemone.

Each branch of the tuber should have a bud, and preferably several, with a part of the tuber. This is the time when the anemones are at the end of their "sleepy state", in August.

For representatives with a vertical root (daffodil, long-haired), such a method of reproduction is characteristic as dividing the bush. The optimal time for this is March, when shoots grow, and August. Each part that divides should have several buds and a root segment. In fertilized and loose soil, they take root in the shortest possible time.

Those anemone that can produce root suckers reproduce by means of a sucker rod with a bud. This method is typical for forked, Canadian, forest, hybrid, forked anemone. They breed in March or August. The root process is formed from additional buds located on the rhizome. They appear in large quantities in anemones at the end of flowering. For planting a large number of plants, cuttings of roots are used.

Advice

The best time for cutting an anemone bush is the period when the flower is just beginning to grow, or in a state of "sleep", in August.

During the awakening of the plant, in spring, the rhizome grows intensively. Even at this time, of the total number of planted cuttings of anemones, only half, or even less, will take root. If you choose this breeding method, then the forest anemone or canadian anemone is best suited. Cuttings of these flowers take root by 75%.

At the beginning of spring, the plant from which the shoots are taken must be dug, washed the roots, and cut off next to the neck of the rhizome. The "donor" plant is returned to its place. It usually takes root quickly and recovers its strength during the growing season.
The roots of the anemone, which are separated from the plant - "donor", are divided into separate cuttings. They should be between 5 and 6 cm in size.

Advice

You can speed up the emergence of roots by using growth stimulants. For example, the preparation of epin is effective, with which it is advisable to process cuttings.

Divided cuttings should be planted in a pot containing loose soil. For soil use: peat soil mixture, loam, sand. When filling the pot with soil, they try to compact it so that the soil is at least 2 cm below the upper level of the pot.

Such soil does not allow the cuttings to dry out, keeps them in the correct position, and helps maintain good air access. During the re-growth period, good access to the plant of nutrients will be provided. Cuttings should not be closer than 4 cm to each other. The upper edge of the cutting should be flush with the soil. Then the soil is lightly pressed (with your fingers). From above, the soil is covered with sand.

It is advisable to place the pots in a greenhouse, or to bury them in the ground in a shady place, covering them with polyethylene. Often it is not worth watering, as the planted cuttings can begin to rot, which will lead to their death. It is recommended to water more often only when a stem with leaves has appeared. After this has happened, an additional rhizome appears at the stem. After that, the polyethylene is removed. A year later, you can plant anemones in the flower bed.

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Video: how to prepare an anemone for planting in the ground (germination)

Anemones - planting in open ground

Selection of a place for a flower bed

Before planting anemones in open ground, you should decide on the place where it will be most comfortable for them to grow. It is necessary to take into account the lighting features for different types of anemones:

1. Varieties of anemone, which in their natural habitat are accustomed to growing in the shade, then they need to create the same conditions in the flower bed. Love the shadow is typical for Altai, Amur, flexible, buttercup, oak, shadow, smooth anemone. These flowers will grow magnificently in the northern part of the site, or under trees with a spreading crown.
2. In areas where the shade is moderate, it will be comfortable: forest anemone, canadian and forked. In nature, these flowers grow in forests where there is a lot of sunshine and in forest glades. Usually, flower beds for growing these flowers are built in the east of the site.
3. Sunny color is vital: crown, tender, Apennine anemone. The south side is ideal for these varieties. These species should not be heavily watered as they are used to moderate moisture intake.

What should be the soil for growing anemone flowers

There are few varieties of this culture that would not like tender, loose, moist soil. Before planting the anemone, it is necessary to prepare the soil. In order for the structure to be most suitable, the soil is mixed in such a way that it includes: sand, earth and small stones. It is also advisable to use brick chips. In such soil, the air will easily pass, providing good circulation of water, it will not allow the roots to rot.

Caucasian, Apennine and crown anemones need an alkaline soil. For all other varieties, a neutral and slightly acidic soil composition is suitable. The most unpretentious species is the forest anemone. The soil for it should not contain a lot of sand.

Species, whose roots are tuberous, need soil, the acidity of which does not exceed 8 units. If the acidity exceeds this indicator, then fine charcoal is added to the soil. Before planting the tubers, the soil is mixed with wood ash.So that the acidity of the soil does not increase during the growth of flowers, this operation is carried out periodically. To do this, cover the beds with ash and loosen the soil.

Video: how to plant anemone tubers in a pot

How anemones are transplanted into open ground

Spring is the time when it is necessary to replant the shoots of anemone roots: hybrid, forest, Canadian, forked. As soon as the sprouts become visible on the soil surface, it is necessary to dig out the bush itself. Then separate the additional emerging root with a sprout, and then transplant to a pre-selected place with soft, fertilized soil. You can transplant flowers in the fall, but the effectiveness will be low.

These species do not tolerate transplantation well. Many transplanted processes die. In particular, this applies to the hybrid anemone. In spring, you can plant anemone with small roots (daffodil, long-haired). Usually, flower growers plant tubers in the ground, which were removed indoors for the winter.

Anemone - ephemeroids are planted only in summer, after the end of May flowering. Then a bud appears at the root, which will sprout next year.

If you take a part of the root with a bud, and then plant it in a prepared place, then the sprout will take root by 100%. The sprout is dug into the ground to a depth of 5 cm. The transplanted sprout should not be watered immediately. Roots taken out of the ground do not dry out. Here it is important to catch the moment when the plant has already bloomed, but has not yet dried up.

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Important!

If this moment is missed, the transplant will not be successful, since the plant has passed into a dormant state.

Those plants that were transplanted this year, next year, in spring, will bloom.

Caring for anemone flowers

It is important to monitor the moisture level of the soil in which the anemones grow. High humidity can cause roots to rot. But the lack of moisture will also "kill" the roots. It is important to observe the "golden mean" here.

If the humidity is high, then drainage is done in the soil. If it is low, you need mulch. Wet fallen leaves, peat, and special mixtures are used as this material. Mulch will not allow moisture to evaporate, prevent weeds.

Anemones are best suited for the foliage of apple trees, pears, plums, etc. The layer should be approximately 5 cm thick.

For fertilization, drugs are used, which include a complex of minerals. They are used only during the period when the anemones are blooming. If the soil has been well fertilized in advance, then you can not use these mineral complexes.

In Central Russia, all varieties of anemone are left for the winter in the open air. In advance, the height of the mulch layer is increased by 3 times. The mulch is covered with spruce branches and tree branches. If the region has a harsh climate, the roots are dug out of the soil for the winter. Store in a cool place. Tuberous varieties are very afraid of frost.

Do you want your garden to blaze with different colors and delight you, your neighbors, and your bees? Then plant anemones, and they will pleasantly surprise you with their rare flowering, subject to any breeze (not without reason, in translation from Greek, anemone is "the daughter of the winds"), their compact size and relative undemanding care.

Types and varieties of anemones

The most popular types of anemones are as follows:

Anemones can also be further divided into 2 large groups: tuberous and rhizome. Rhizomes are more of a forest species. In stores, you can usually find exactly tuberous.

Worth knowing! Rhizome (forest) anemones are more unpretentious to care for than tuberous.

Growing rhizome anemones or their reproduction by division

It is optimal to divide the rhizomes in the spring. This is due to the fact that during this period the movement of the sap inside the plant is somewhat slowed down, which means that the flower will be able to take root normally after division.

Note! Reproduction by dividing rhizomes should be performed only with anemones older than 4-5 years.

What needs to be done to separate the rhizomes of the anemone:

1. Dig up the rhizomes themselves.
2. Cut into pieces 5-6 centimeters long and with at least one, or preferably several, renewal buds on each.
3. Plant horizontally into a previously prepared hole to a depth of the same 5-6 centimeters.

Planting anemone tubers for germination and subsequent planting of seedlings in open ground

The timing of planting tubers

Various sources often indicate that it is already possible to plant anemones tubers starting in February. However, if you are going to plant tubers so early, then you will have to supplement the seedlings with special phytolamps or more economical LED counterparts. Even on the lightest southern windowsill in the apartment at this time there is still an insufficient amount of natural light, which means that the plant will definitely stretch out, and such delicate flowers as anemones, when pulled, will bloom very weakly and sluggishly in the first year.

Thus, it is better to postpone the planting of anemone tubers to a later date, for example, to do it in the second half of March or even better in early April.

How to soak tubers

Important! If the tubers of the anemones are very small, then there is a high probability that the flowers will not bloom in the first year. Therefore, when buying planting material in the store, pay attention to the size of the nodules, choosing the largest ones.

To grow anemones, first of all, they must be properly prepared for planting, namely, soak the tubers in water.

Important! How not properly soak: put the tubers of the anemones in a container (glass), then pour water along with the head and stand for a day. This cannot be done - the anemones will simply die. They cannot be without air, they immediately begin to suffocate and emit a very disgusting, one might say, pharmacy odor mixed with ammonia.

How right soak the tubers of the anemones:

1. Take a napkin, cotton pads or even better a rag and put it in a container (container).
2. Now you need to wet it in one of the fungicide solutions (the most popular, but still somewhat weak - "Fitosporin" or the lesser known, but strong enough "Maxim Dachnik") or a growth stimulator ("Zircon" or "Epin").
3. Place the tubers on a soaked napkin, cotton pads or rag and cover with a dry rag, cotton pad or napkin on top.
4. For the best effect, cover the container itself with plastic wrap.
5. Keep until completely swollen, which usually takes 30 minutes to 3 hours (depending on the quality of the planting material).
6. If you have soaked tubers in Epin, then after swelling they must be rinsed in warm water.
7. Everything! The nodules are now ready to be potted.

Video: how to properly soak and grow anemone seedlings

Planting capacity and soil

Anemones do not like transplants, so it is advisable to plant them in separate containers. Moreover, very small pots (at least 250-300 ml) are not very suitable for planting. It is even better to use cut containers for milk or juice (liter) or 0.5 liter plastic glasses, in which it is imperative to make drainage holes, for example, one hole at the bottom will be enough.

Fertile and loose soil mixture is required. You can prepare it by taking peat and sand in equal amounts, or by buying a ready-made mixture for flower seedlings in a garden store.

Planting tubers

It is very simple to plant anemone tubers for germination: fill the pots with soil, then spill phytosporin and plant (deepen) the tuber with a sprout (which became more noticeable after swelling) upwards, then spill it again with water so that the soil settles, and part of the sprout appears. Put in a bright, but cool enough place where the temperature is maintained within + 16-20 degrees.

Advice! Place a folded piece of paper at the bottom of the pots so that when the root system grows, it does not run out through the drainage holes.

Video: planting anemones tubers for germination at home

Seedling care

It is very desirable that anemones seedlings be grown at a low temperature of +16 degrees. If the air is too dry, and there is a heat of +25 degrees, these plants will wither.

Daylight hours should be at least 12 hours, and ideally 14 hours. Therefore, if you have the opportunity, then be sure to supplement your plants.

All care for the anemones that you planted in pots for germination consists in regular watering: the soil should always be moistened, it cannot dry out in any way.

Planting anemones in open ground

It is necessary to plant anemones in open ground only when the threat of return frosts has passed. As a rule, depending on the climatic characteristics of the region, this moment occurs on average in the month of May.

Anemones are ideal for planting in partial shade. A very large shadow does not suit them.

Flowers will not be able to develop normally if there is stagnant water, as, in fact, most plants. In other words, they love good drainage, which is easy to make from fragments of bricks, rubble, or small river stones.

The soil they need is loose and nutritious, and it is desirable that from above it was still mulched with some kind of organic matter. To make the soil looser, you can add sand to it.

Step-by-step instructions for planting anemones in open ground with sprouted tubers:

1. Choose the optimal drop-off location.
2. Prepare the planting hole by filling it with ash and humus.
3. Remove the seedlings from the pot along with the earthy clod and plant them in the hole.
4. It is better to make the distance between plantings about 15-20 cm.
5. Water moderately and mulch the plantings 4-5 centimeters.

By the way! You can plant pre-soaked anemones directly in the open field. The planting technology is no different, unless you need to deeply deepen the tubers.

Features of planting and caring for tender anemone (Blanda)

Anemone Blanda has nothing to do with crown. It does not require digging for the winter or even shelter. In general, caring for this species is quite simple.

It is better to plant Blanda in the fall (in October-early November), but you need to catch it before the frost. Preparation for planting is somewhat different, the tubers must be filled with hot water (+ 70-80 degrees) and soaked for 2 days (it is better to change the water 2-3 times a day) so that they swell enough. It is necessary to plant blanda tubers to a depth of 4-5 centimeters at a distance of 2-3 centimeters from each other, preferably in a separate basket filled with a loose substrate. After planting, the basket must be buried in any flower bed or rock garden. You should also water the plantings with warm water for some time for their better rooting.

Video: planting and caring for anemone blanda (tender)

Growing anemones from seeds

Anemones can be grown from seed, but unfortunately, most seed growers get disastrous negative results. This is due to the fact that the germination capacity of even freshly harvested seeds is about 1/4, and they must first undergo stratification, in other words, they must be left for about 2-3 months in a cold and humid place (for example, in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf) ... Thus, if you want to plant anemone seeds in the spring, they must be laid for stratification in January. Planting seeds for seedlings (in March) and further care are fairly standard. The main thing is not to bury the seeds under any circumstances.

Therefore, it is best to plant anemones with seeds in the fall. During the winter, they will undergo natural stratification, and in the spring they hatch, and you will get healthy shoots. But we must be prepared for the fact that no more than 25% will rise anyway.

Outdoor care for anemones

Caring for anemones is quite simple, but at the same time quite laborious.The main thing in care is the constant maintenance of soil moisture. However, it is also impossible to fill in and allow stagnation of moisture, otherwise the roots of the plant may begin to rot. Therefore, as mentioned earlier, the landing site must have good drainage, or it must be located on a hill. The use of mulch, which can be taken from fallen leaves, peat, sawdust, or some other organic matter, will help to preserve moisture. Mulching will not only help your plant stay hydrated longer, but it will also prevent weeds from growing.

Advice! It is especially important to regularly and abundantly water the anemones during their budding period and on hot summer days. Watering, of course, should be done in the morning and evening (after sunset).

As for dressings, they are not particularly required. However, for better development and flowering, you can use mineral and organic fertilizers during the period of budding and direct flowering. A solution of wood ash and humus is perfect for this.

Important! In no case, do not try to use fresh manure for feeding.

Anemones should be periodically weeded from weeds and loosened after watering, but this should be done very carefully, because the root system of this flower is located very shallow.

Anemones winter well, but their mulching layer for the winter must be increased by 2-3 times and covered with spruce branches or covered with a thick layer of leaves and spunbond.

Important! Here it is worth making a clarification: only rhizome anemones, and not tuberous... Tubers are dug up for the winter and stored in a refrigerator or other cool place until spring planting. But in the harsh conditions of the northern regions (the Urals and Siberia), many gardeners also dig out rhizomes.

Video: caring for an anemone in the garden - watering and feeding

To ensure that anemones are guaranteed to present their flowers every year, tune in to error-free preparation for planting and skillful care of plants in the open field.

Video: planting and caring for anemones in the garden

Anemone is a plant found in both hemispheres of our planet. It grows mainly on flat areas in regions with a temperate climate. The anemone is represented by a fairly large species diversity, and many varieties grow so differently that sometimes growers are simply lost. Further, about the intricacies of planting a plant in open ground, caring for it, diseases, as well as when it is necessary to plant an anemone (photos and instructions are attached).

Anemone: features, types of plants

Anemone is a plant of the buttercup family, which is actively cultivated by domestic gardeners and is known to most by the beautiful name "daughter of the winds". In appearance, the anemone is very similar to ordinary poppy.

The plant is represented by a large species diversity, among which there are both undersized and tall varieties. The latter, unfortunately, do not take root very well in our climate, therefore, domestic gardeners grow mainly stunted species.

Interestingly, among the anemones, you can find those species that require extremely difficult and troublesome care for an amateur grower (this is often due to the peculiarities of the root system of the plant), so we will consider only those species that are unpretentious in care and growing conditions.

Among these, the following varieties can be noted:

• Anemone is tender. A tiny plant only 5-10 cm tall.

Anemone tender

• Anemone is oak. Not very common in our latitudes. The plant is medium in size - it will grow up to 0.3 m in height. The flowers grow medium in diameter (about 3-4 cm) and are pale white in color. True, sometimes there are varieties with pale blue or lilac flowering. The varieties related to this variety are very unpretentious.

Dubravnaya anemone

• Buttercup anemone.An unpretentious plant, characterized by an average height - it reaches a height of only 25 cm, blooms very luxuriantly with beautiful small pale yellow flowers. At the same time, the plant is very unpretentious to care and is able to survive in almost any soil.

Buttercup anemone

• Japanese anemone. Unlike previous varieties, the Japanese anemone (like the variety presented below) is large perennials with a well-developed root system. The plant is distinguished by large and even peduncles, reaching a length of about 0.8 m.

Japanese anemone

• Anemone hybrid. The variety is represented mainly by semi-double rather large varieties with lush bright flowering.

Anemone hybrid

Planting anemones in open ground

Before planting a plant, as usual, a number of preparatory activities are carried out, including the selection and preparation of a site for planting the anemone, as well as the preparation of planting material.

The area for planting anemones must be shady, perfectly protected from the wind and at the same time very spacious.

Advice. When choosing a place for planting anemones, be sure to take into account the specifics of the growth of this plant: it needs a lot of free space, which is due to a powerful large root system.

The soil on which the anemone will grow must be light, loose, well-drained and nutritious. The ideal option for anemones is loose loam or deciduous soil with the presence of peat.

If the soil in your area is heavy and, in general, not particularly suitable for growing anemones, try to improve its structure by adding a little fine sand to the soil (this will make it lighter and looser) or dolomite flour (if the soil acidity is high).

An unpleasant feature of the anemones is the finickyness of its seed material: the seeds of anemones sprout very poorly and require careful preparation before planting. We are talking about all the well-known stratification. There are several ways to harden anemone seeds. The simplest of them is as follows: the seeds should be placed in boxes with a light soil mixture and immersed deeper into the ground on the site, not forgetting to cover them, for example, with spruce branches. During the winter period, the seeds will naturally freeze through, and in the spring you can safely plant them on the site.

Seedlings of anemones

If you plan to grow an anemone by planting its tubers, they should also be prepared: soak them in warm water for several hours, then transplant them into containers with prepared substrate (peat and sand) to a depth of about 5 cm.

Seedlings are planted in a permanent place only by the second year of the plant's life, it is advisable to carry out this process in the spring (while each plant should have at least 2 leaves). Although it will be quite successful to grow anemones during autumn planting, only in this case the area with the planted plant should be carefully covered with branches or foliage.

Attention! If the plant is grown by seed, be prepared for the first bright flowers to appear on the plant no earlier than 3 years after planting.

The subtleties of plant care

Caring for the plant is not at all burdensome: you just need to constantly maintain the desired level of moisture in the soil and feed the plant only with the right feeding.

Throughout the growing season, the anemone should be watered generously and regularly. In a particularly hot summer period, watering should be very abundant. But you should be very careful, because excess moisture in the soil can lead to rotting of the root system. To avoid this problem, choose an area located on a hill for planting anemones.

In the spring or moderately warm summer, it is enough to water the growing anemone only once a week.

During the flowering period, it is advisable to feed the anemone with liquid organic matter (everything is suitable except for manure), in the fall - to provide the plant with nutritious mineral complexes. If nutrients were introduced into the soil before planting the anemones, the plant will not need additional fertilizing at all.

Anemone loves generous watering

With proper care, anemone is practically not susceptible to any disease. Sometimes, however, a site with an anemone can be visited by slugs or snails. It is enough just to collect them by hand and treat the plant with a solution of metaldehyde. Sometimes the anemone suffers from leaf nematodes. In this case, the only effective solution would be to remove the damaged plant from the site and destroy it.

If the cultivation of anemones takes place in a temperate climate, it is advisable to remove the tubers from the soil with the onset of cold autumn and prepare them for wintering: dry slightly, remove the ground part of the bushes, and store the tubers in a humid cool environment, placing them in peat / sand.

That's all the subtleties to remember when growing anemones in the garden. Good luck!

Growing anemones: video

Anemone is a frequent inhabitant of the plots of most of our flower growers. To many, this plant, representing the buttercup family, is known as the "daughter of the winds", which she received from the ancient Greeks. By its external features, this perennial plant is very similar to a poppy.

In our country, the most widespread are low-growing varieties, reaching a height of 30 cm. Although tall species are represented in the genus of anemones, the well-known one, they are very rare in our climate. The total number of anemone species numbers more than 150 varieties, which differ in terms of flowering... This feature allows you to create a beautiful flower bed on their basis, which can be admired during the entire summer season.

Due to the wide variety in the genus of anemones, there are individual species that do not create much hassle in care. Along with them, there are also such plants that are incredibly difficult to grow even with careful care. The main reason for these differences is associated with the structural features of the root system. Some varieties form tubers, while others form rhizomes. However, it is the latter that are most preferable due to their ease of maintenance. Therefore, it is worth getting the first experience of growing anemone from these species. Varieties that form tubers during the growing season require special attention, otherwise you can not count on the flowering of the anemone.

Planting and care in the open field: photos, planting secrets

During preparation for growing anemone, the main thing that needs to be understood is that throughout the entire life cycle, the plant needs provide appropriate care, which provides for compliance with some rules:

1. For anemones, regular watering is mandatory, and in dry and hot weather, they should be very abundant.
2. During the entire development period, the plants must be fed: in the fall, complex mineral fertilizers are applied to the soil, and in the flowering phase and immediately before planting, organic fertilizers.
3. There is no frost resistance in the list of the advantages of anemone, therefore, for successful wintering, it needs a shelter from dry foliage.
4. The most favorable moment for the breeding of anemones occurs in the spring. It can be bred in several ways: using root suckers or seedlings grown from seeds.

Due to the large species diversity, each cultivar of anemones uses its own cultivation technique. It is especially worth highlighting spring varieties that usually called ephemeroids... Their main feature is a short flowering cycle. They come out of dormancy in April, and at the beginning of May they open their first flowers. However, in July they fall asleep again.But if you create favorable conditions for the development of plants, then they will be able to preserve foliage until autumn. When the last flowers of spring anemones wither, you can transplant them, because after that they begin to grow strongly.

Transplanting anemone with rhizomes can be carried out in the spring, when the snow has completely melted, or in October. But first, the rhizomes must be kept in warm water for some time. During planting, they are buried 10 cm, no more.

Buttercup and oak anemone belong to the group of plants that thrive in shade conditions. Therefore, the most suitable for planting them would be a site under trees or near the walls of buildings that can provide protection from sun and wind.

Crowned and tender anemones thrive in lighted areas, but should be protected from direct sunlight. During the care of the crown anemone, it is necessary to ensure moderate watering, and it is imperative to focus on the condition of the soil, which must have time to dry out. If the water starts to stagnate, then soon the roots of the crown anemone will rot. It is undesirable to plant an anemone next to bushes.

How to prepare the soil?

Even before planting an anemone, it is necessary decide on a suitable place and prepare the ground accordingly. It is recommended to choose a spacious area in the shade for this flower, where the plant will not be afraid of either wind or drafts, since these factors do not contribute to the normal development of the anemone. Considering that the anemone demonstrates rapid growth during the season and gains green mass in a short time, but at the same time has a rather fragile root system, a place should be chosen for it where it will not come into contact with anything.

This should be guided by the same when choosing a site where loose and well-drained soil should be present. The most suitable for growing anemones is deciduous-peat or loamy soil. However, it is also possible to artificially improve the composition of the soil by adding sand to it. The problem of increased acidity can be solved by adding wood ash or dolomite flour to the soil.

How do I prepare the seeds?

When the main activities for the preparation of the site are completed, they move on to the seeds. It should be mentioned right away that anemone seeds have low germination... Therefore, if you plan to sow seeds harvested last year, then a maximum of 25% of them will hatch. However, there are certain techniques with which you can increase germination. The desired result can be achieved by exposing the seeds to cold for one to two months. Experienced gardeners know this exercise as stratification.

• for this you need to add a small amount of sand or peat to the seeds of the anemone, observing the proportions of 1: 3;
• then the mixture must be sprayed with water and continue to be kept wet until the seeds swell;
• placing flower seeds in a suitable container, add a small amount of substrate there, then mix everything and moisten a little again;
• then the seeds are transferred to a ventilated room, where the temperature is maintained at no higher than 5 degrees Celsius. They must remain in it until the shoots appear;
• when the seeds hatch, the container is transferred to the street, where they are buried in snow or ground. To protect from the winter cold, the place in which the seeds were buried must be covered with sawdust or straw on top;
• in the first weeks of spring, the plants are transplanted into boxes.

However, it is possible to prepare the seeds of anemone flowers for sowing in an easier way: for this need boxes with earth, into which the seeds are sown, after which these containers are buried on the site. As a result, being outdoors during the winter, the effect of natural stratification will be provided.With the onset of spring, all that remains is to remove the box and transplant flowers.

How to prepare tubers?

Before planting flowers of an anemone with tubers, it is necessary to bring it out of dormancy. This will require a container into which warm water is poured, and then the tubers are placed there for a couple of hours. At the first signs of swelling, flowers are transplanted into pots pre-filled with a sand-peat mixture. It is necessary to deepen the tubers no more than 5 cm. When this operation is performed, it is necessary to ensure that the soil remains moist at all times.

You can also suggest another method of preparing anemone tubers for planting.

• you need to take a cloth, moisten it in Epin's solution, and then place the roots in it;
• then it is wrapped in a plastic bag and left for five to six hours;
• after the specified time, you can transplant into pots.

How to plant tubers?

When growing flowers of anemone with tubers, the main thing is to correctly determine the growth point. To do this, it is necessary to carefully examine the tuber - the upper part should have a flat surface, and the lower one should be pointed. If pre-sowing measures were carried out in relation to the tubers and they managed to swell, then they tubercles of the kidneys will be present... Sometimes it is difficult to determine the shape of the tuber, in which case they need to be placed sideways when planting.

Then a pit is prepared for sowing: its diameter should be 40 cm, and its depth should be about 15 cm. First, you need to pour two handfuls of a mixture of ash and humus on the bottom. After that, the tuber is laid there, and on top it is covered with earth and lightly tamped. Finally, you need to moisten the soil.

Disembarkation rules

It is possible to plant anemone seedlings in pots only at the onset of a favorable moment. It can be determined by the fact that the seedlings have formed two true leaves. Haste with a transplant will not benefit the anemone, since in the future you will have to pay more attention to it while leaving. During the planting of flowers in the fall, they need protection from cold weather from fallen leaves or hay. When growing anemones flowers from seeds, you will have to be very patient, since the first flowers will appear only in 3-4 years.

If it is necessary to ensure the flowering of anemones throughout the season, then you should be very careful when choosing varieties. They should differ in flowering time, and they must be planted at the right time.

How to properly care for an anemone?

After the planting of the anemone flowers is completed, they begin to care for it. Particular attention must be paid to soil moisture. Watering should be moderate, because when water stagnates roots start to rot... The plant will not feel well if it does not receive enough moisture, since it will not have the strength for normal growth. In some cases, plants will not be able to set buds at all. You can ensure the optimal level of soil moisture if you plant flowers on a hill and provide for high-quality drainage. Mulching the soil has a positive effect. Peat or leaves of fruit trees can be used as material. The mulch itself is laid on the soil in the root zone with a layer of 5 cm.

In spring, the need for moisture in flowers is low, so you can limit yourself to watering once a week. A similar irrigation regime is provided in summer, provided that the weather is cool. In hot weather, anemone should be watered every day before sunrise or after sunset.

At the beginning of mass flowering, the anemone will consume a lot of energy, so it will have to be provided with additional fertilizing. However, it is undesirable to use fresh manure for these purposes. In the fall, feeding is carried out with complex mineral fertilizers. In those cases, if fertilizers were applied to the soil before planting the seeds, feeding is not required.

Conclusion

Anemone is widespread in our country, so many of our gardeners are well acquainted with its decorative properties, as well as the peculiarities of cultivation and care. However, a beautiful photo of anemone flowers does not mean that it will be easy to grow it. Here there are certain nuances, on which the success of this event largely depends. When growing anemones outdoors, it is important not only to find a suitable site that should correspond to the variety of anemones, but also to provide appropriate care.

First of all, this concerns watering, which must be regular. If the flowers are watered with long pauses, subsequently compensating for them with an increased consumption of moisture, then this will not benefit the anemone, since excess water will cause root rot. Because of this, it can not only stop blooming, but also die.

Anemone flower