Anemones are the name of the plant. Translated means "daughter of the winds." It is due to the fact that even with the smallest breeze, the petals begin to move. The flower belongs to the family of Ranunculaceae and is perennial. There are no annual species. It grows in areas with a temperate climate. However, it most often grows in mountainous and lowland areas. There are over 160 kinds of different colors. Each of them blooms at different times. Flowers are very similar to poppy and buttercup. The article describes how anemones look, growing and caring for them in the open ground.
Outdoor cultivation and care
Several varieties of anemones are known. All of them can be divided into two groups - rhizomatous and tuberous. To grow the first group, special care is not required, and the second will have to tinker with so that they do not die.
What do anemones look like?
There are some conditions that must be observed when growing and caring for anemones:
- when it is very hot and dry, they need to be watered abundantly;
- in the autumn, they make complex mineral fertilizers, and in the flowering period - organic;
- for winter, in order to prevent freezing, flowers are covered with fallen leaves;
- for the winter, the plant is propagated by seeds, and in the spring - by the vegetative method.
Anemone: landing in the open ground
Before planting anemones, you need to choose a suitable place. It should be spacious, have a little shade and be protected from drafts. Anemone rhizome grows very much, but it is very tender. Even slight contact can harm them. It should also be borne in mind that they do not grow well in the heat and with drafts.
The soil should be loose, nutritious. It is better to prepare deciduous land or loam with peat. For looseness, sand is poured into the ground. With increased acidity, dolomite flour or wood ash is added.
Note! It is important to determine the growth point. Tubers need to be soaked. This will allow them to swell, from which tubercles form. So it will be easier to understand how to properly plant an anemone. The upper part of the tuber is flat, and it is necessary to plant the pointed end down. With an irregular shape, the tuber is laid sideways.
Step by step process of planting anemones:
- Dig a hole 0.15 m wide, 0.3-0.4 m in diameter.
- Pour wood ash and humus into the pit.
- Lay the bulb in the pit.
- They fill the hole with soil.
- Abundantly watered.
When to plant anemones: March, April, May, October, November.
The image below shows what the anemone seedlings look like.
What does seedling look like
Breeding
Anemones can be propagated by dividing the bush or seeds. In the first case, the procedure is carried out in early spring. It is necessary to have 2-3 kidneys on each dividend.
How to grow anemone seeds? First of all, you need to prepare anemone seeds. Keep in mind that seedlings germinate poorly. Of the seeds that were prepared last year, a maximum of 25% will rise. However, there are some nuances that will help increase germination. To do this, the seeds are exposed to cold for 1-2 months.
To implement this procedure, you must:
- Add sand or peat to the seeds in a ratio of 1: 3.
- The mixture is sprayed with water and kept moist until the seeds swell.
- Next, the seeds are transferred to a container. There they put the substrate, mix and moisturize.
- The tank is moved to a room where the air temperature should not be higher than 5 ° C. Here the seeds should be until the first sprouts appear.
- As soon as the sprouts hatch, the container is transferred to the street. There it is buried in snow or earth, and covered with sawdust or straw from above.
- With the onset of spring, plants are planted.
Important! Seedlings should be protected from pets.
When propagating anemones from tubers, they must be properly prepared. To do this, they are placed in warm water so that they swell, and then planted in pots. After emergence, plants are planted in open ground.
Care
Caring for anemone is a fairly simple process.
The main thing in leaving is maintaining the necessary humidity during the growing season. With excessive moisture, root rot can be provoked. With a lack of water, the plant will develop poorly. To ensure optimum moisture, the flower is planted in an elevated place, while a good drainage system must be present. The soil where the anemone is planted must be covered with mulch 50 mm thick.
Below are the basic rules for how to care for anemones.
How to propagate anemone
Watering
In spring, the plant is watered once every seven days. If the summer is rainy, then watering is not performed. This does not apply to crown anemone during flowering. If it is hot and dry in the summer, it should be watered daily in the morning and evening.
Top dressing
During flowering, the plant is fertilized with organic fertilizers. Exception: fresh manure. In the fall, they are fed with complex fertilizers.
Important! If during planting the soil was well fertilized, then during the growth period the plant is not fertilized.
Periodically, loosen the soil and remove weeds. In this case, do not use a chopper, as it can damage the roots.
Features of care during the flowering period
During flowering, these plants are fertilized with organic matter.
During the dormant period, there are no peculiarities of anemone care.
Winter preparations
If the anemone remains to winter in the open ground, then it must be covered. To do this, you can use peat or garden compost. The layer should be at least 15 cm. Before shelter, the plant is trimmed.
Those anemone tubers that are excavated must be properly stored. They are dried together with soil and rhizome in a warm room. Then they are transferred to a cool place (temperature no more than 15 ° С). Then the tubers are moved to boxes where peat, moss, sand and sawdust are poured. Thus, tubers are stored during the winter period.
Anemone: landing and care in the open ground in the Urals
In the suburbs, Siberia and the Urals, where the summer is short and in winter there are frosts up to 30 ° C, anemone tubers need to be dug up for the winter. They are stored in boxes with sand in a room where the temperature is not more than 5 ° C. Once a month, the soil in the drawers is moistened.
Planting is carried out in the spring, when warm weather is established without the risk of frost return. After withering the upper part of the plant, its roots are dug up to preserve for the winter. Another option is to collect seeds and plant seedlings. It is better to use the first method, since the grown flower of seeds in the first year will not bloom.
In the southern regions, a place for anemones is chosen in the shade. In the north, on the contrary, it is necessary to select a sunny place where there will be a lot of light, and the plant will delight you with beautiful flowering.
Important! Once every three years it is necessary to plant young animals.
Varieties of Anemones
Possible growing difficulties
Possible reasons why the anemone is not blooming are:
- inappropriate place;
- improper care;
- not enough feeding.
This plant is resistant to diseases. Snails or slugs may appear on the bushes. They are harvested by hand, and the flower is sprayed with metaldehyde. Infected bushes with nematodes or caterpillars are dug up and burned. The soil at this place is changing to a new one.
Note! To determine the presence of a nematode, you need to examine the leaves of the plant. On them appear yellow spots with a touch of brown. Then the leaves darken, dry, and the plant dies.
The appearance of a mosaic disease is also possible. With it, spots of various sizes and colors appear on the foliage. There are no effective ways to treat this ailment, so it is necessary to remove the bushes.
When aphids and spider mites appear, the plant is sprayed with insecticides or infusion of garlic.
Caring for anemone is an easy process. Even a beginner grower can cope with this. The main thing is to observe moderate humidity. Propagate the plant by dividing the bush or seeds. For the seed method will require more time and effort. When growing a flower in the Urals and northern regions, tubers are dug up for the winter and left to be stored in boxes covered with earth.
