Anemone is a popular perennial that you can not only plant in the garden or on the bed. The plant also thrives well in pots.
Anemones are graceful and easy-care plants that enrich and diversify every garden. The foundation for a lush sea of flowers is laid with the planting. It is important to distinguish between low-growing anemones and higher flowering perennials. Find out what to consider when planting anemones.Anemone - perennial or tuber?
First you should ask yourself whether he wants you to choose bulbous plants or perennials. Since there are some differences when planting and caring for the various anemones, it is important to know which plants are involved.
Anemones are mostly bulbous plants. These include, for example, the garden anemone or the bush anemone. These are early bloomers that grow low and begin to bloom as early as March.
The autumn anemone is one of the best-known perennial plants. These anemones inspire with different flower colors and are in bloom between September and October. The perennial forms often reach heights of more than one meter.
» Tip: If you find it difficult to distinguish, you should take a closer look at the roots. Bulbous plants do not resemble traditional flower bulbs but have irregularly shaped brown-black stolons.
Plant anemones - find a suitable location
The choice of location is particularly important. The right location ensures the growth and rich flowering of the plants. Anemones don't do well in full sun. Light penumbra, for example planting under shrubs, is ideal. The plants like to be exposed to different lighting conditions during the day.
A shady stand should be avoided, otherwise the anemone will probably miss the flower. Plants should receive full sun for at least two hours a day. They like to spend the remaining hours in the semi-shade.
Match location inTags
- light penumbra
- about two hours of sunshine a day
- under bushes
Planting anemones - select substrate
Although anemones are generally considered to be easy-care plants, they are quite demanding when it comes to the choice of substrate. A fresh and humus-rich soil is preferred. Good water permeability must be ensured. It is therefore important to loosen up the substrate before planting and to make it more permeable by adding sand.
» Tip: Anemones do not tolerate acidic soil. Incorporating garden lime into the substrate ensures a neutral soil.
To be on the safe side, the pH of the soil should be determined. Corresponding sets are available in every garden center for a few euros. A pH value between 6.5 and 7.5 is ideal for planting anemones. A heavy clay soil should always be loosened up with sand or gravel. The plants thrive only sparsely on compacted soil.
» Tip: Anemones should not be planted under conifers. The soil at these locations usually has too low a pH value.
Ideal substrate in keywords
- loose
- permeable
- nutrient rich
- neutral to slightly acidic
- moist
Planting anemones as bulbs
As already mentioned, when planting it is important to note whether they are tubers or perennials. The early varieties of the anemone are usually available as tubers. Autumn is the time to plant the tubers.
Planting anemone as a tuber - step by step
- Select Location
- Prepare the ground
- Soak tubers
- Determine planting depth
- Insert tubers
- Keep planting distance
- Cover bulbs loosely with soil
- Water the bulbs lightly
- Water the plant
Once the right location has been found, weeds, roots and stones are removed from it. Before planting, the tubers are placed in water for about a day to allow them to soak up moisture and swell. The planting depth is about five centimetres.
» Tip: Anemones look particularly pretty planted in groups.
The planting distance between the individual tubers should be at least 20 centimeters. After the tubers have been planted and the planting hole closed, the ground should be covered with a layer of autumn leaves.Further protection is not necessary. The substrate should always be loose and moist. In winter, water occasionally on frost-free days.
Planting anemones as perennials
Perennials, unlike tubers, are sold potted. In online trading, it is also common to offer anemones as root cuttings. So you don't get a finished plant, only root sections.
» Tip: Perennials are best planted in early summer.
Planting anemones as perennials - step by step
- Select Location
- Prepare the ground
- Dig planting hole
- Pot plant
- Put plant in the ground
- Cover plant with loose soil
- Water the plant well
Root cuttings are placed in loose soil at a planting depth of five centimetres. Often the direction of growth cannot be clearly identified. Therefore, the root cuttings should be laid horizontally in the ground.
» Tip: Each individual piece of root will later become a plant. Therefore, each section should be planted in a separate planting hole.
Anemonerose - important planting tips at a glance
| Activity | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Select Location | • Anemones prefer a bright but not full sun location. • The plants thrive particularly well in light semi-shade. • The plants should receive full sun for about two hours a day. |
| Prepare the ground | • The plants do not like compacted soil. • Gravel or sand are used to loosen up a dense and heavy substrate. |
| planting | • The planting depth is about five centimetres. • Planted in groups, the anemone has a particularly expressive effect. • The tubers or perennials should be covered with loose soil and kept moist at all times . |
Planting anemones in pots
Not only the group planting in the bed appears attractive, anemones can also be cultivated well in the tub. However, the care required for potted plants is significantly higher than is the case in beds.
When planting, make sure that the planters have enough drainage holes to prevent waterloggingcomes. So that the water can drain off well, drainage in the bottom of the pot is essential. For this purpose, gravel or pottery shards are layered over the drainage hole before the potting soil is poured into the bucket.
On hot summer days it may be necessary to water the plants several times a day. This depends on the location. The sunnier this was chosen, the more water the plants will need. The nutrient balance is exhausted much faster in a small planter than outdoors. Therefore, fertilizer should be applied more frequently during the growth phase.
Anemones are quite robust plants that defy the cold outdoors. With a planter, however, there is always a risk of freezing through. Therefore, in mild winters, planters should be placed in a sheltered location outdoors or, to be on the safe side, move to a cool but frost-free place indoors.