Anemone care in autumn

The name of the anemone flower is translated from Greek as “daughter of the wind.” Sometimes it is simply called anemone. Perhaps this is due to the fact that with any fluctuation in the air, the petals begin to flutter and the flower stalks sway.

Anemones will decorate any garden; they will be appropriate in flower beds, and some species look good in continuous plantings under trees. Not all novice gardeners know that there are about 150 species of this plant, many of which can be grown in the garden. They have different housing and care requirements. Perhaps this is why the wonderful anemone flower is not so often found in our garden. Planting in autumn in open ground is not suitable for all varieties. Let's consider this issue in detail.

Variety of anemones

Before moving directly to planting and care, let's take a closer look at the anemone. This flower belongs to the Ranunculaceae family and grows everywhere in the temperate latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Some species of anemone even live in Alaska and the Arctic. Hence the different requirements for growing conditions.

Flowers of different species bear little resemblance to each other.They can be modest, like an anemone, bright and catchy, like crown anemone. Among them there are crumbs measuring 10 cm and giants about 1 m high. The coloring of the corollas is also strikingly diverse. There are types painted in pastel colors - white, blue, pink. Others amaze with bright colors - yellow, red, blue, green, purple.

Classification of anemone species

Anemones are divided into groups according to the type of root system.

The first includes ephemeroids - flowers with jointed long rhizomes, having a very short growing season, growing in forests:

• Altai;
• Ural;
• smooth;
• buttercup;
• blue;
• oak forest;
• Udinskaya;
• Permian

The second group is represented by tuberous anemones with single buds and a short growing season:

• Apennine;
• crowned;
• garden;
• Caucasian;
• tender;
• sparkling.

Anemones with umbrella inflorescences, short rhizomes, thick and straight, represent the following group, its growing season extends over the entire season:

• fascicular;
• long-haired.

Anemones blooming in autumn are distinguished as a separate group:

• felt;
• hybrid;
• Hubei;
• Japanese

Anemones grow all season and form root suckers:

• forest;
• forked.

Anemones that naturally live on the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin and North America:

• Canadian;
• Drumoda;
• spherical;
• multiseps;
• multifida;
• daffodil;
• oregano;
• parviflora;
• Richardson;
• tuberose.

All of the listed types of anemone tolerate winter well without serious shelter in the middle zone. It is enough to mulch the soil with humus, peat or fruit tree leaves.The exception is the crown anemone, which is covered even in the south; in other regions it should be dug up and the nodules stored until spring.

Anemone planting time

When is the best time to plant anemones? This is by no means an idle question. Unlike most plants, which do not care whether they are placed on the site in autumn or spring, anemone prefers to be planted from the beginning of the growing season until the first days of summer.

For those anemones whose roots represent bulbs, this is not a rule, but an immutable law. Their transplantation is possible only in spring or early summer. Ephemeral anemones bloom very early, then their aboveground part dries out and they hide underground. Even if these anemones reproduce not by tubers, but by rhizomes, you simply won’t find them in the fall; planting and care are carried out during a short growing season. The most beautiful of the anemones, the crowned one, is generally kept in the ground until the above-ground part dries, then it needs to be dug up.

The dates can only be shifted for rhizomatous anemones that grow throughout the season. Planting in the fall is, of course, undesirable, but quite possible. The most undemanding is the Japanese anemone. It can be replanted without problems all year round, except for the flowering period and the hot summer months.

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.

1. All rhizomatous ephemeroids are shade-loving. They should be planted under the canopy of trees or on the north-facing side of the site.
2. Most types of anemone can be grown in partial shade.
3. 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.

Features of autumn planting anemones

Now let's take a closer look at how to plant anemones in the fall.

Preparing soil for anemone

Anemone grows well in loose, light, moderately fertile soil. Only wood anemone can bloom on poor sandy soils. Although the plant needs abundant watering, stagnation of water at the roots is unacceptable. If you plant an anemone on a slope, there will be no problems with this; in other cases, choose the site carefully. If necessary, arrange drainage.

Before planting anemones, dig up the soil well, remove pebbles and roots of weeds. Apply organic fertilizer if necessary. Acidic soil is not suitable for planting anemones. In order to correct the situation, add ash or dolomite flour to the digging.

Preparing anemones for planting

It is best to plant freshly dug anemones in the fall. This is easy to do when moving anemones grown on your own site to another place. But if you purchased planting material at a garden center or market, it is better to soak the roots for several hours in epin, root or heteroauxin - this will significantly increase survival rate.

Planting anemone

For anemone planting Choose a warm October day well before frost. The plant must have time to adapt to the new location.But still, do not expect that all anemones will survive the winter well; after all, autumn is not the best time to plant them in the ground.

The distance between anemones depends on the size. Place them freely. Flowers that grow in groups, for example, wood anemones, form clumps themselves over time. Handle fragile roots with care. If you are going to dig it up on your own site before planting an anemone, try to move the plant to a new place along with a lump of earth. This will significantly increase the chance of the anemone surviving the winter well and blooming next year.

Dig a shallow hole - the rhizome is buried about 5 cm. If there is little humus and you did not add it for digging, you can pour a handful directly into the hole and mix well with the soil. Be sure to water the anemone generously.

Anemone care after planting

Caring for anemone after planting involves mulching the soil with peat or humus. If the autumn is warm and there is no rain, the soil should not be allowed to dry out. But it is also unacceptable to flood the planting - there is a danger that the rhizome will rot.

In order to be able to check whether the anemone needs watering, moisten the entire soil in the garden bed, and not just the hole. Then all you have to do is dig a hole 10 cm deep next to the planted plants, take a handful of earth and squeeze it in your fist.

• If, when you open your palm, it is only slightly damp and the soil is collected in a loose lump, there is enough moisture.
• A dry hand, the soil immediately crumbled - it needs watering.
• When you squeeze a clod of earth, moisture seeps through your fingers - excess moisture.

Sowing anemone seeds

Is it possible to sow anemone seeds in the fall? Do they grow well? Often, even experienced gardeners fail to grow anemone from seeds.In nature, the plant is most often propagated vegetatively. Only some ephemeroids and wood anemone reproduce by self-sowing.

Even freshly harvested anemone seeds germinate disgustingly, no more than 25%. But they still need to be grown before being planted in a permanent place, and this is also not an easy task. Late autumn sowings give the greatest germination.

Fill wooden boxes with loose soil and bury them in a quiet place. Sow anemone. For the winter, cover with spruce branches or cover with leaves. This way the seeds will undergo stratification under natural conditions, and the hardened seedlings will be easier to care for.

Preparing anemone for winter

Planting and caring for anemones in the southern regions is always easier than in places where winters are harsh. It is enough to cover adult plants with a thin layer of leaves, peat or mullein. But during autumn planting, such shelter is only suitable for the south. In the middle zone, spruce branches, straw, and other mulch in a layer of at least 10 cm are used to insulate anemones that have not had time to take root well.

Conclusion

Try to plant anemones in spring or early summer, but if you don't succeed, follow our recommendations. Anemone is a beautiful flower, worth the effort spent on planting and caring.

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