Anemones are easy to reproduce. However, you should note the requirements for location and care in order to be able to grow strong plants.
Anemones, usually called anemones, are admired and cultivated by many gardeners because of their variety of colors and magnificent flowers. Although anemones make quite a number of demands on their holder, the environment and the soil, the many colors of the anemones never fail to impress lovers of the plant. It can be planted in blue-violet, red, pink or white and, because of its dense growth, is very well suited to covering larger areas with a lot of love and a sense of detail. No wonder that hobby gardeners want to propagate this plant on their own. And it's not that difficult. We'll show you how.
Great biodiversity
Among the so-called anemones, there are a particularly large number of species of anemone, which differ primarily in the type of root: You can buy tuberous anemones as well as conventional perennial plants with normal roots. While the bulbous plants usually only grow up to 20cm high, most perennial plants sprout up to a meter high - so it is important to get information and to know the plant well before propagating, simply because of the space requirement.
Optimal location for anemones
Anemones love light and partially shaded places. Make sure that the location is not too shady, as this will only moderately develop the flower. The soil should be permeable and as loose as possible. If it does not have these properties, you can prepare it a little more. It is also important that the soil is rich in nutrients and humus so that the anemones feel really comfortable.
If you cannot continue to offer such a location due to lack of space, do not reproduce the anemones for the time being. Alternatively, you can also use a bucket with suitable soil.
Important care measures
Otherwise, the anemones are characterized by fewer demands when it comes to care: watering only needs to be increased when it is warmer and sunnier, respectivelyperiods of drought occur. However, the owner should always keep one thing in mind: the roots of the anemone should never be damaged, otherwise this could damage the plant. So if you want to bring in some compost as fertilizer when digging up the soil before flowering, you should do this very carefully.
Propagating anemones under ideal conditions
❖ Propagation by cuttings
One way to propagate all anemone species is to create them from cuttings. However, the cuttings are not obtained from the upper parts of the plant - as with many other plants - but from parts of the root. To do this, proceed as follows to avoid damaging the plant:
- The best time to cut the cuttings is when the plant is dormant, i.e. in late autumn
- The mother plant or the plant to be divided should be as strong as possible and should therefore be selected carefully
- once the plant to be propagated has been found, its roots must be exposed as carefully as possible, i.e. dug up
- Now you select the root parts that appear to be the strongest, which are at least a finger thick and appear he althy, i.e. have no damage
- a sharp pocket knife is ideal for separating the selected root from the mother plant - you should cut slightly diagonally in the direction of growth
- If you want, you can also separate several root parts
- The severed root pieces should be about ten centimeters long and can be cut into several pieces of the same length if necessary
- a plant pot, a large flower pot or similar containers with as many openings as possible can now be filled with potting soil, then the cuttings can be planted with the slanted part in the ground
- The root should only protrude slightly from the ground
- The whole thing can be poured easily and moistened again when it dries slightly - waterlogging, on the other hand, must be avoided at all costs
- for the root to develop, it should be stored in a dark and cool place to mimic outdoor conditions
- if the first shoots or even leaves are growing, has the propagation been successful - in this case the roots can be repotted to get more space
- at the beginning of the following summer, the plant can then come outdoors, provided that a light but partially shaded place can be guaranteed
❖ Propagation by Division
Is thatIf your own anemone is a bulbous plant with rather small plant growth, this can be propagated very easily by dividing. To do this, dig up the plant very carefully to expose the tuber. As with the root cuttings, you should be careful not to severely damage any parts of the plant when you dig them up. If the tuber of the plant is exposed, daughter rhizomes can usually be discovered that grow on the tuber and are slightly smaller. These are separated from the mother plant with a knife that is also sharp and can be planted in a suitable location without having to be cultivated.
If you want to use this type of propagation, you should choose a mother plant whose immediate soil environment is not disturbed that often - for example by planting other plants. Because only daughter rhizomes are formed if the anemones feel completely left alone and undisturbed.
Conclusion
Both variants of propagation are quite easy to carry out, so you can try out the propagation of anemones. There is not much to consider or do if you know the needs of the anemone and what the procedure should look like with both variants of propagation. Even failures should not immediately be regarded as a defeat, as they can certainly happen in the attempt to reproduce. As a rule, however, new anemones emerge quickly and efficiently from both types of propagation, which adorn the garden with their beautiful flowers.