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Anemones or anemones belong to the Ranunculaceae family, which is very numerous. Anemone Prince Henry is a representative Japanese anemones. This is exactly how Karl Thunberg described it in the 19th century, since he received herbarium specimens from Japan. In fact, its homeland is China, Hubei province, so this anemone is often called Hubei anemone.
At home, she prefers well-lit and fairly dry places. Grows in the mountains among deciduous forests or shrubs. Anemone was introduced into garden culture at the beginning of the last century and won the sympathy of gardeners due to the highly decorative properties of its highly dissected leaves and charming, very bright pink flowers.
Description
The perennial plant reaches a height of 60-80 cm. Very beautiful dissected leaves are collected in a rosette. Their color is dark green. The flower itself has a small curl of leaves on a strong stem. The stem itself is tall and bears a cup-shaped semi-double flower with 20 petals. They can be solitary or collected in small umbrella-shaped inflorescences. The color of the flowers of the Prince Henry anemone is very bright; most gardeners consider it deep pink, but some see cherry and lilac tones in it. Prince Henry is an autumn-blooming anemone.Its charming flowers can be seen at the end of August, flowering lasts up to 6 weeks. Overgrown anemones are shown in this photo.
Anemone place in the garden
The Prince Henry anemone combines with many annuals and perennials: asters, chrysanthemums, Bonar verbena, gladioli, roses, hydrangea. Most often it is planted in autumn mixborders, but this plant may well be a soloist in the foreground of a flower garden. Japanese autumn-blooming anemones fit best into a natural garden.
Caring for anemones is not difficult, since the plant is quite unpretentious; its only drawback is that it does not like replanting.
Site selection and soil for planting
As in its homeland, Japanese anemone does not tolerate stagnant water, so the area must be well drained and not flooded in the spring. Anemone prefers soil that is loose, light and nutritious. Leaf soil mixed with peat and a small amount of sand is most suitable.
It should not be planted next to plants with a well-developed root system - they will deprive the anemone of nutrition. You should not choose a place for her in the shade. The leaves will remain decorative, but there will be no flowering.
Landing
This plant is a rhizomatous and late-flowering plant, so spring planting is preferable. If you do this in the fall, the anemone may simply not take root.Japanese anemones do not tolerate transplantation well; it is better not to disturb their roots unless absolutely necessary.
Anemone is planted in early spring, immediately after the plant awakens.
Reproduction
This plant propagates in two ways: vegetatively and by seeds. The first method is preferable, since seed germination is low and it is difficult to grow plants from them.
Vegetative propagation
It is usually carried out in the spring, carefully dividing the bush into parts.
Anemone can also be propagated by root suckers. In any case, the trauma to the roots should be minimal, otherwise the flower will take a long time to recover and will not bloom soon. Before planting, it is good to keep the rhizome for 1-2 hours in the antifungal drug prepared according to the instructions in the form of a solution.
When planting, the root collar needs to be deepened a couple of centimeters - this way the bush will begin to grow faster.
Caring for anemone Prince Henry
This flower loves watering, but does not tolerate accumulation of water, so it is better to cover the soil with mulch after planting. This will help retain moisture in the soil and reduce the amount of watering. Humus, last year's leaves, and compost can serve as mulch, but only well-ripened ones. Growing anemone is impossible without fertilizing. During the season, several fertilizings with complete fertilizers are necessary. They must contain trace elements and be well soluble in water, since they are added in liquid form. One of the feedings is carried out during flowering.Add ash under the bushes 2-3 times to prevent the soil from acidifying.
Weeding is done only by hand.
In the fall, the plants are pruned and mulched again to insulate the roots. In cold climate zones, the Prince Henry anemone needs shelter for the winter.
This wonderful plant with amazing bright flowers will be a wonderful decoration for any flower bed.
