Planting and caring for anemone in autumn

Anemone is a southern perennial from the buttercup family. Planting anemones outdoors in autumn is practiced in regions with long, hot summers and mild winters. This is a delicate plant that does not tolerate extreme heat and cold. There are about 170 species of anemone, differing in the type of root system. Flowers with rhizomes are unpretentious and easy to care for. But hybrid tuberous varieties are capricious and require constant attention. It is advisable to dig them up for the winter and store them until warm in a cool, dry place.

When to plant anemones: autumn or spring

Outdoors, anemones are planted in autumn and spring. Sowing before winter is carried out to obtain early flowering dates. In order not to spoil the planting material and enjoy the results of your labors in the spring, you need to pay special attention to the plant. Anemone winters well under dense snow cover. Freezing of the soil is detrimental to it; the area with plantings should be covered for the winter. If you decide to plant anemone in the fall in a region with harsh winters, you need to understand that the risk of the plant dying is very high.

Sortoseria de Caen

Crown anemone variety de Caen most often comes on sale in the form of a mix, that is, a mixture of varieties. You need to buy anemone planting material only in large garden centers, and it should be packaged, with the manufacturer’s label, which must have a sell-by date. It is not easy to achieve germination of Anemone de Caen tubers, they are expensive, and it is not worth buying tubers from your own hands. Very rarely, not a mixture, but a specific variety goes on sale.

Bicolor

A beautiful single white flower with a red ring in the middle, large, 6-8 cm in diameter. A crown anemone bush about 20 cm high with dissected sessile leaves is used for planting in flower beds. The Bicolor de Caen variety has proven itself to be the most resistant to low temperatures and in the south can be grown without digging, under good cover.

Sylphide

A short variety of crown anemones with bushes about 20 cm in size, which with regular feeding can grow up to 30. Each can grow more than ten flower stalks. The color of the buds is lilac, the shade depends on the lighting, the composition of the soil and fertilizing. Single flowers of the anemone Sylphide de Caen with a diameter of 5-8 cm are decorated with purple stamens.

The variety performed well when grown in flowerbeds and forced.

Bride

The height of the anemone is 15-30 cm. Single buds with a shape like a poppy with a diameter of 5-7 cm are painted white with a pearlescent hue, with salad or yellow stamens. Anemones look unusually impressive and serve as decoration for flower beds, containers and garden beds. Florists love this flower and are happy to use it when arranging bouquets.

Crowned anemone Bride de Caen should be planted in partial shade, since in the sun the delicate white petals lose their decorative effect and quickly fade.

Holland

Bright red anemone with black stamens and a narrow snow-white stripe in the center. From a distance or when the bud is not fully opened, this anemone can be confused with a poppy. A bush 15-30 cm high with dissected leaves is resistant to diseases. Anemone Holland de Caen looks great in a flowerbed, planted in a large mass or when creating bouquets.

Mr. Fokker

The color of this anemone is very unusual; it is purple. The color can be saturated or slightly blurred, depending on the lighting and the ground. Bush 30 cm high with sessile dissected leaves. The anemone Mr. Fokker de Caen is grown in flower beds as a focal plant, in containers and for cutting.

If anemone is planted in the shade, the color will be bright; in the sun the petals will fade a little.

When to plant anemones in the fall

The timing of planting anemones in open ground depends on climatic conditions. The optimal temperature during the rooting period is + 9 + 12 ˚С. In the subtropics it is best to do this at the beginning of November, in temperate latitudes - at the end of September and October. The flower propagates in 2 ways:

plant parts: tubers that divide the bush or rhizomes.
seeds;

Gardeners prefer to plant tubers on anemones. This method allows, with proper care, to obtain stable seedlings and flowers of good quality.

How to soak tubers

Before planting, tubers are sorted by size, rotten and moldy ones are thrown away. They will no longer produce a good harvest, no matter how careful the care is. It is recommended to soak them for half an hour in a pink manganese solution. Then place it in a napkin moistened with water or a root formation stimulator (Epin, Zircon, Atlet, Kornevin, etc.), cover with a plastic bag to form an air cushion inside, and store in a cold place with a high temperature not exceeding + 6˚С - for example in a refrigerator. Under these conditions, they will begin to awaken to give the first roots and growth points.

How to prepare seeds

To plant anemones in the ground, it is recommended to use freshly collected seeds - they have a short shelf life. Their main drawback is low germination rate, about 25%. This figure can be increased when exposed to low temperatures, so autumn planting will be beneficial. The seeds are placed in a damp mixture of peat and sand and left to swell.

Planting container and soil

Of the variety of containers for planting, it is best to choose wide, shallow boxes with holes in the bottom to drain excess moisture. The bottom layer is drainage made of small pebbles or broken bricks, above it is a soil mixture consisting of peat, ash and coarse sand.

Planting anemones with tubers in autumn

After soaking, the tubers are planted in the ground. Depending on their size, planting is carried out according to the following scheme:

More than 1 cm – 20 x 20 cm;
If the tuber diameter is less than 1 cm, the distance between them is 10 x 20 cm;
Diameter 1 – 1.5 cm – 15 x 20 cm;

It is undesirable to delve into planting material. It is recommended to prepare the hole, press the tuber to the ground, lightly sprinkle and water generously. After germination, cover completely with soil.

Important! It is good to place the tubers in peat cups - then they will be in an optimal nutrient medium, and it is convenient to plant them in the ground.

Planting Anemone Seeds

After swelling, place the seeds in a container with a moist soil mixture consisting of sifted soil, compost humus and coarse sand, keep at + 5 ° C until seedlings emerge. Then bury the garden until the end of winter, covering it with sawdust, straw or potting soil. This must be done before frost sets in. No additional care required. With the onset of heating, the container is removed.

Seedling care

Autumn care for anemones involves regularly moistening the soil before planting it in the ground. Next, the seedlings need to be covered with sawdust, straw, dry leaves or branches of coniferous spruce.

Reproduction

You can propagate crown anemone:

using seeds and
dividing adult tubers.

When propagated by seed, varietal characteristics are not always preserved, since this plant undergoes quite strong gene splitting. To preserve valuable varieties, it is better to use vegetative propagation.

Propagation by seeds is described above in the section “Growing anemones from seeds.”

To divide tubers, plants older than 5 years are used. The best time for division is spring. Parts are cut off from the tuber with a sharp knife, each of which has 2-3 renewal buds. There is no need to thoroughly clear the soil from the mother tuber before dividing.

Next, the cuttings are processed and planted as described in the section “Planting anemone with tubers.”

How to plant anemones in open ground in the fall

Before planting anemones in the fall, you should decide on a permanent place where they will grow and prepare the soil.

Landing location

Anemones love slightly raised places that prevent stagnation of water in the ground. It is necessary to choose a large semi-shaded area, protected from drafts. A year after planting, anemones grow greatly - this must be taken into account when choosing a site. Choosing the right site is the key to good germination and development of healthy plants.

Important! The degree of illumination depends on the variety. Oak and forest species (Altai, Ten, Lyutichnaya, Dubravnaya) prefer deep shade.

How to prepare the soil

Anemones are grown on fertile, light and loose soils - clay and sandy. They do not grow well in acidic soils; a neutral or alkaline environment (pH 5.5 - 7.5) is suitable for them. Before planting, plants are loosened in the fall and peat, mature compost and wood ash are added for fertilizer. If the soil is too heavy, you need to add sand; if it is too acidic, dolomite flour.

Tuber hole

The size of the anemone hole depends on the tuber. The depth, as a rule, should not exceed 2-3 its height, the width - 30 cm. Humus and ash are laid at the bottom of the pit. After planting, the soil is covered with mulch.

Landing location

So, we found out when to plant anemones and that early-flowering or tuberous anemones cannot be placed on the site in the fall. The next essential point in growing a flower is choosing the right place for it.

All rhizomatous ephemeroids are shade-loving. They should be planted under the canopy of trees or on the north-facing side of the site.
Most types of anemone can be grown in partial shade.
Only on the southern slopes are plantings of crown anemone, Caucasian, tender, and Apennine anemone planted. In the middle zone they simply do not have enough light.

Important! What all anemones have in common is their dislike of drafts. Be sure to take this into account when planting and caring, otherwise the flower petals will fly off even in a light wind.

Caring for anemones in the open ground

Caring for anemones in the fall comes down to moisturizing, gentle loosening and treatment for pests and diseases.

Feeding

In autumn, organic fertilizers are added to the soil. It should be remembered that anemones do not tolerate manure well. The best way to compost is from the leaves of fruit trees. In order for the treatment to be complete, it is necessary to add mineral fertilizers containing potassium and magnesium to the soil.

Watering

You need to water the anemone in the fall as needed, no more than once a week. Care should not be excessive - excess moisture will lead to rotting of the planting material and death.

Preparing for winter

The main concern of the gardener is to protect the soil from freezing. To do this, the plantings are covered with a thick layer of dry plants, branches or specially developed roofing material made of polypropylene fiber (agrospan, spanbod, spantex).

Disease Prevention

Anemone is susceptible to certain diseases. To prevent their appearance, plants require preventive care: they are treated with organic products Planriz, Fitosporin-M, Rovral.

Pest Control

The anemone is defenseless against aphids, South American miners, thrips, greenhouse whiteflies and tobacco. The drugs Actara, Actellik, and Iskra are effective against them. Treatment must be carried out in the early stages of the injury. If a plant is affected by a nematode, it is used entirely and is not used for propagation. The metaldehyde solution will help with plugs and plugs. Treatment consists of modern identification and elimination of the problem.

Trimming

As a rule, pruning is not required to care for anemone, even if it is dug up in the fall. In the subtropics, tall species are cut down to ground level. In areas with harsh winters, the stems are left and the plant is covered.

Anemone propagation

Anemones reproduce best by vegetative means: by dividing rhizomes, dividing a bush, or by root suckers. The best time for this type of farming is spring. Sowing in autumn gives good results.

Features of cultivation

Among the variety of species and varieties of anemones, there are some that 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, but mistakes in caring for tuberous anemones lead to serious consequences.

Planting flowers in autumn

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

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

Replanting anemones in the fall

Flowers can be easily replanted at any time - even during the flowering period, the optimal time of year for this is spring. If necessary, you can replant the anemone in the fall; do not miss the moment when the above-ground part dries out. In August-September, the area with anemones must be dug up, the underground parts removed and planted. No special care required. Transferred plants need to be watered and covered abundantly.

Recommended varieties

"Prinz Heinrich" is a tall shrub with large, beautiful basal leaves. One inflorescence contains 15 bright red flowers. Flowering of this variety begins in late summer or early autumn.
"September Charm" is a plant up to 130 cm high with large trifoliate serrated leaves. Graceful pink flowers with a diameter of 8 cm bloom and delight with their beauty from August to September.
“Whirl Wind” is an unpretentious variety with decorative, serrated basal leaves. Plant height is from 80 to 100 cm, the flowers are white with light yellow stamens, collected in inflorescences of 15 pieces. Flowering lasts from August to September.
"Konigin Charlotte" is a 1 m high perennial with three-lobed leaves. The flowers are double, 8 cm in diameter, light pink.
“Pamina” is an early-blooming variety (July-August) with large double cup-shaped flowers of dark pink, almost burgundy color. The plants are quite compact (up to 90 cm) and are great for small gardens.
“Profusion” is a plant with semi-double flowers of a dark purple-red color, rare for autumn anemones. Reaches a height of 90-120 cm, blooms from August to October.
"Honorine Jobert" is a shrub with white flowers that are pinkish on the underside. The flowers consist of 6-9 sepals, the plant reaches a height of 90-120 cm. It blooms from August to October.

Reviews

Fedina Valeria Gennadievna, 35 years old, Sergiev Posad I always wanted to plant anemone. I bought bulbs of the Admiral variety. I am happy, such an elegant and beautiful flower. I planted it, I didn’t plant it for 3 years, I just watered and fertilized it. Winters well in snow. Lukoshina Alexandra Ilyinichna, 45 years old, St. Petersburg I have been breeding anemones for many years. They are my love. This year the Lord Lieutenant filled his collection with chic looks. Blue, terry, velvety: this is the pride of my garden.

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Top dressing

Top dressing 1 (before planting in the ground), options:

aqueous solution of mullein (1:10);
2-year compost (4 kg/sq.m);

Feeding 2 (during flowering and every 2 weeks), options:

liquid humic fertilizer PETER PEAT “Living force: for flower crops” (see dosage on the package);
an aqueous solution of bird droppings.

Feeding 3 (autumn, before winter), options:

8-10 g nitrogen + 15-20 g phosphorus + 10-15 g potassium fertilizer;
complex mineral fertilizer PETER PEAT “NPK 15-15-15” of the MINERAL line.

Diseases and pests

Anthracnose is brown spots that gradually grow on the leaves and stems of a plant. Over time, cracks form on the stems, the leaves turn brown and dry out, and eventually the entire above-ground part of the plant dies. Treatment: reduce the amount of watering, remove diseased parts of the plant and treat with fungicides - 2% Bordeaux mixture, oxychome or Trichodermin, Mikosan-B.
Gray rot - in spring or autumn, brown spots form on the plant, covered with a gray fluff of a pathogenic fungus, the spores of which are very easily carried by the wind and affect nearby plants. The disease also occurs during periods of significant rainfall. Treatment: use fungicides - colloidal sulfur powder, the drug "Phyto-Doctor", reduce watering.
Aphids are small insects 5 mm in size that feed on plant juices; during their life, they secrete a sweet substance - honeydew, which can attract other insects and thus increase the degree of damage. When there is a significant number of aphids, the surface of the affected areas becomes covered with a sticky liquid secreted by the aphids. Affected leaves curl down over time and then dry out. Treatment: use a soapy solution for spraying (2 teaspoons of liquid soap per 2 cups of water, add one cup of vegetable oil). Various insecticides can also be used.
Leaf nematode is a small, up to 1 mm, colorless worm. Pale yellow spots begin to appear on the plant, subsequently turning brown, which then dry out: the affected fragment dies, and then the entire plant. Treatment: There are no ways to combat this pest. Destroy the affected plant, treat its growing area with insecticides - “Kinmiks”, “Fufanol”, “Bi-58”, “Lepidotsid”.
South American leaf miner - lays eggs inside leaves. After a week, the larvae hatch and eat the insides of the leaf, causing it to wilt. Treatment: spray the plant with insecticides - organophosphorus compounds and pyrethroids.
Slugs and snails - gnaw the leaves of garden plants, leave their sticky mucus on them and spoil the ripe crop. The object of their attention is leaves and flowers, while they do not touch large leaf veins and stems. Often, on damaged plants, in addition to mucus, piles of pest feces are visible. Treatment: first collect pests by hand. You need to remove all excess boards and stones, piles of weeded weeds from the site, mow the grass on paths and borders, as well as dry particularly wet areas and apply a solution of “Thunderstorm” and “Meta” metaldehyde. Scatter granular preparations on the ground in small piles. Do not allow animals into areas treated with metaldehyde under any circumstances! Spray the soil and plant with a 1% solution of copper or iron sulfate.
The cutworm caterpillar - during the daytime, usually hides from sunlight under the leaves of plants or in the top layer of soil. At night, it cuts off young plants at soil level or simply gnaws leaf petioles. Treatment: manually collect caterpillars with tweezers, destroy all weeds, spray the plant with Zeta, Inta-vir, and Fas preparations.

Adding a small amount of sea salt or sea sand to the soil where anemones are grown helps in the fight against fungi..

Good luck!

Origin

Numerous legends composed about the flower by the ancient peoples of the Mediterranean express its presence and significance back in ancient times.

Despite the various variations of legends, the meaning of the flower and its appearance remains unchanged. The ancient Greek Goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite, struck by the grief of the loss of her beloved Adonis, mourned him for a long time at the place of death - her tears turned into scatterings of anemones.

Extraordinary tenderness and grace, the brightness of the color of the petals symbolize greatness and sorrow, chastity and trembling. Ancient girls decorated their heads with wreaths of anemones; they served as a talisman against evil spirits and misfortunes.

The mystery of the flower and its “unearthly” origin were reflected by ancient painters in their paintings with divine characters.

Christian biblical legends say that numerous anemones grew on Calvary after the execution of Christ. The blood of Christ poured out the purple color of the petals. The new Christians, the Palestinians, used the trefoil anemone as a symbol of the Holy Trinity.

The lightness of the petals and the flexibility of the thin peduncle, set in awe by the slightest vibration of the air, served as the second name of the flower “anemone” and the name of the genus, anemone translated from Greek means “daughter of the winds.”

The use of crown anemone in breeding dates back to 1600. Tubers brought to Europe from the countries of Asia Minor gained popularity in Italy, France, Germany, and Holland. Actively cultivated in North America. Modern breeding work in Russia is carried out at the Sochi Center.

Reference! Crown anemone belongs to the group of ephemeroids - perennial herbaceous plants that have the ability to go through all stages of growth in a short period of time: from the appearance of shoots to the ripening of seeds.