And nemons are rightfully ranked among the most touching and sweet garden crops. The most delicate, quivering flowers that easily fall under the slightest breeze captivate with their dancing lightness, elegance and unique softness of the color palette. They are traditionally associated with spring primroses, but like colchicum, autumn anemones take the garden stage to close out the season, offering one of the most striking contrasts of delicate flowers against the backdrop of fading nature.
Varieties of anemones that bloom in the second half of summer and later belong to cultivars of three types of anemones, which are united in the conditional group “autumn anemones”. The list is completed by hybrids of Japanese anemone, which are highlighted in separate species. All of them are perennial herbaceous plants with a branched stem 50-150 cm high and belong to the Anemone genus of the Ranunculaceae family.
The group of autumn anemones includes:
Japanese anemone (Anemone japonica);
- felt anemone (Anemone tomentosa);
- grape-leaved anemone (Anemone vitifolia);
- hybrid anemone (Anemone × hybrida).
In gardens, hybrid anemones, varieties of Japanese anemone (Hubei anemone) and felt anemone are most often grown. Natural species of these anemones, as well as grape-leaved anemone, are not so spectacular and are rarely used in landscape design.
Tomentosa anemone (Anemone tomentosa)
This type of autumn anemone, originally from Tibet, is the most unpretentious, frost-resistant and easy to care for, recommended for growing in belts with a short growing season as the most reliable. Felt anemones bloom in late summer and continue into September. Felt anemones have densely growing three-lobed leaves, densely covered with whitish hairs on the underside, which distinguishes them from Japanese and hybrid anemones, which, despite the external similarity of leaves, do not have such dense pubescence. Felt anemones are the tallest, have strong peduncles that do not require support. Unlike Japanese and hybrid anemones, the number of flowers on the stems is not so numerous. Felt anemone looks good in group plantings along the banks of ponds and streams. Their seed pods can serve as garden decoration in winter.
Popular varieties of autumn Anemone tomentosa
Robustissima tomentosa anemone (Anemone tomentosa Robustissima) – plant height 100-120 cm, slightly fragrant, bright pink flowers.
- Albadura tomentosa anemone (Anemone tomentosa Albadura) - the flowers of this anemone are light pink, up to 6 cm in diameter, slightly fragrant.
- Felt anemone Septemberglanz (Anemone tomentosa Septemberglanz) – delicate pink flowers with a yellow core, light-loving, height up to 120 cm.
Japanese anemones (Anemone japonica), or Hubei anemone (Anemone hupehensis)
This type of anemone was first described in 1784 and was named Japanese Anemone (Anemone japonica). At the beginning of the 20th century, the Japanese anemone was brought to Europe from the Chinese province of Hubei, where it grows wild. In 1910, the species received a new international name based on the name of the Hubei province - Hubei Anemone (Anemone hupehensis). The species has now been renamed Anemone scabiosa. All these names are synonyms and refer to the same plant. (Source: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemone_japonica). Despite the scientific classification, this type of anemone is still called Japanese anemone, as well as Chinese anemone.
The Hubei anemone (Japanese) species, in turn, has two varieties:
- Anemone hupehensis var. Hupehensis;
- Anemone hupehensis var. japonica (Thunb.) Bowles & Stearn – Japanese variety with more large flowers.
There are many varieties of Japanese (Hubei) anemone: with single and numerous flowers, with simple, semi-double and double flowers. The color of the petals of the Japanese anemone varies from pure white to deep pink and almost purple. Japanese anemones are used not only for landscape decoration, but also as cut flowers for arranging bouquets. The inimitable autumn Japanese anemone is ideal for creating the effects of wild meadows and forest clearings. Japanese anemones are most often represented by short, touching varieties with clear colors, simple shapes and pretty elegance.
Some varieties of autumn anemone Hubei (Japanese)
Photos 1, 2, 3
- Japanese/Huban anemone (hupehensis var. japonica) Bressingham Glow (photo 1)- flowers are red-pink, semi-double, stems need support.
- Japanese anemone / Hubei Splenden (Anemone hupehensis Splenden) - purple-pink flowers, up to 6 cm in diameter, with a yellow core, stem height up to 80 cm.
- Japanese anemone / Hubei Praecox (Anemone hupehensis Praecox) - single pink flowers with a yellow center, collected in a few-flowered umbrella, located on stems 70 cm high. This low-growing variety with delicate, slightly wavy petals will become a low soloist for the foreground.
- Japanese Anemone/Hubei Crispa (Anemone Crispa) – blooms profusely with pink flowers, but is more notable for its light green corrugated leaves. Plant height 70 cm.
- Japanese/Hubei anemone Prince Heinrich (Anemone hupehensis Prinz Heinrich) (photo 2)– an impressive rich pink variety with a wine tone, stem height up to 85 cm.
- Anemone Japanese/Hubei Mont Rose (photo 3)– a semi-double cut variety, the flowers of which are similar to clematis, the flowers are double, pale pink, the stem height is 100 cm.
- Japanese anemone/Hubei Pamina (Anemone hupehensis var. japonica Pamina) (photo 4) -
Photo 4, 5
a variety of German selection with bright pink double flowers, bush height 80 cm, planted in shady places, since the leaves can be damaged in the sun.
- Anemone hupehensis Wirbelwind (photo 5)– a snow-white clematis-like double variety, the most delicate pure white semi-double flowers, plant height 80 cm.
Hybrid anemone (Anemone × hybrida)
Hybrid anemones appear on the garden stage in the second half of summer, while the most delicate, deep pink or snow-white flowers in tangled flocks on tall shoots seem to be a floating, weightless miracle. This plant has a lot of high grades, and shorter ones that create an openwork effect of cultivars. Varieties of hybrid anemones bloom until late autumn.
The hybrid anemone (Anemone × hybrida) was first created in England by crossing the Japanese anemone (Anemone japonica) with the grape anemone (Anemone vitifolia). Hybrid anemones have very beautiful and often numerous flowers, but in the conditions of the Moscow region they require shelter for the winter.
Some varieties of autumn hybrid anemone(Photo 6, 7, 8)
- Anemone hybrida Ouvertüre (photo 6)– a new product of German selection. The height of the stems is 80-100 cm, the flowers are lilac-pink with a yellow ring in the middle. Blooms profusely and for a long time. Does not tolerate shade well.
- Hybrid anemone Richard Ahrens (Anemone hybrida Richard Ahrens) – variety created in 1921. The height of the peduncle is 70-90 cm, pink flowers up to 6 cm in diameter. Flowering begins in August and continues until October.
- Hybrid anemone Konigin Charlotte (Anemone hybrida Konigin Charlotte) – stunning semi-double flowers pale lilac color up to 8 cm in diameter with a slight aroma are located on a low stem 80 cm high. 
- Hybrid anemone Margarete (Anemone hybrida Margarete) is an achievement of German selection. The height of the inflorescences is up to 1.2 meters. The flowers are semi-double, pink, up to 8 cm in diameter. Flowering occurs in August-September. Planted in places protected from the wind.
- Hybrid anemone Honorine Jober (Anemone hybrida Honorine Jober) (photo 7)- a legendary snow-white variety of French selection, created in 1858 by M. Jobert. The name is given in honor of the breeder's daughter. At the ends of branched stems up to 100 cm high there are white flowers with a yellow core up to 7 cm in diameter. The variety is different abundant flowering, gives any composition a glow effect.
- Hybrid anemone Rosenshale (Anemone hybrida Rosenschale) – stem height 80-100 cm, pink-violet flowers up to 6 cm in diameter. Flowering from August to September.
- Anemone hybrid Lady Gilmour is a low (40-60 cm) branched plant with large (8 cm) pink simple flowers.
- Hybrid anemone Max Vogel (Anemone hybride Max Vogel) - the most delicate pink petals of this anemone densely cover the plant during flowering. The height of the stems is 100 cm.
- Hybrid anemone (Anemone hybride September Charm) (photo 8) - plant height 70-90 cm, pink flowers with a yellow core.
Anemone vitifolia
The autumn grape-leaved anemone grows in the Himalayas, where it is distributed from Afghanistan to Burma at an altitude of 1300-3000 m. It grows on slopes in open forests on damp soils. The name of this autumn anemone comes from the Latin vitis (grape) and folius (leaf), and its five-lobed leaves reach 20 cm in diameter and are similar to grapes. The branched stem of the grape-leaved anemone is 60 cm high, white flowers up to 5 cm in diameter. Anemone of this species is only occasionally planted in groups in natural gardens.
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Cause abundantly flowering perennials, among which the Japanese anemone occupies a special place: when planting and caring for this plant, knowledge of its needs will definitely be required. Modern hybrid varieties Japanese anemones are not too demanding to care for; success in its cultivation largely depends on proper planting.
Anemones (in Russian Anemones) are a large genus of herbaceous plants from the Ranunculaceae family. Flowers have colonized the entire Northern Hemisphere - from the Arctic and Europe to mountainous China. In gardening, there are two groups of anemones (anemones): tuberous (require digging up for the winter) and rhizomatous (successfully overwinter in the soil of many regions). Rhizomatous wild plants and hybrid varieties grow abundantly already at next year after landing on summer cottage, keeping decorative qualities many years with minimal care.
Japanese anemone, planting, cultivation and care in open ground (description, photo, varieties)
Rhizome varieties
The natural European species Anemone and its cultivated varieties bloom in spring; corollas are single, not too large (20-30 mm). Larger (50-90 mm) flowers are found in Japanese Anemone ( Hubei, scabiosis), which blooms in late summer and autumn, pleases with its delicate and bright colors until frost. This species came to gardeners in Europe and Russia from the Japanese-Chinese region. Member of the group autumn-blooming anemones, which also include felt And grape-leaved. Within this group, breeders carry out crossbreeding, producing spectacular varieties that go on sale under different names: Hybrid anemone, Japanese, Chinese, Hubei, autumn.
General characteristics (description) anemone
Numerous flower stalks of Japanese and hybrid forms of anemone rise above the ground by 0.4 - 1.5 meters (depending on the variety), usually by 0.7-1 meter. The buds emerge in groups, forming loose inflorescences with cups up to 90 mm in size, in white or pink; There are also raspberry, lilac, purple and violet shades.
Corollas can be simple (5 delicate petals), semi-double, terry. The bushes are dense. The rich green foliage has beautiful shape and decorative all season. The rhizomes actively spread, colonizing a half-meter and even one-meter territory over a three-year period. Semi-double and double specimens, as a rule, are a little more capricious to care for and are more difficult to take root even with spring planting, grow more slowly, winter harder.
Assortment of Japanese and hybrid anemones
In garden design, this perennial is used to create the effect of forest clearings, in mixborders, at the base alpine slides. Some varieties are suitable for cutting.
Varieties with white flowers:
- Völvind(Whirlwind, Wairlwind, translated as Whirlwind) - semi-double; a meter-high peduncle bears more than a dozen buds;
- Lorelai(Lorelei) - 0.8 m; slightly pinkish;
- Honorine Jaubert- a meter high, very abundant.
Pink (various shades), semi-double:
- Princess Charlotte- 0.9 m; lilac; aromatic;
- Crispa- 0.7 m; the leaf is light, with curly corrugation;
- Margaret- 1.2 m;
- Max Vogel- 1m;
- Mont Rose- 0.95 m; good for cutting;
- Prince Henry- up to 1.2 m; inflorescences bear one and a half dozen flowers; petals are elongated;
- Serenade- 0.7 m;
- Overture- 0.95 m; lilac;
- Headspen Abudance- 0.8 m; tender, iridescent.
Non-double pink varieties:
- Lady Glamor- low (0.5 m);
- Richard Arin(Richard Ahrens) - 0.9 m;
- September Charm(September Charm) - up to 1.2 m; The width of the bush is half a meter.
Raspberry non-double: Splendance- 0.8 m.
Raspberry and purple, terry:
- Bressingham Glow- 0.9 m;
- Kriemhilda- pinkish-violet.
- Pamina- 0.85 m; blooms early.
- Precox- 0.7 m;
- Profusion- 1.2 m.
Planting in the country and caring for anemones
While creating optimal conditions and proper care, plants are very durable. They grow actively, bloom annually and profusely.
Landing dates
The optimal time for planting varietal specimens is spring or the first half of summer. When placed in autumn there is a risk of freezing.
Choosing a place for plants
Wild anemones are usually shade-loving. However, Japanese anemones prefer well-lit places (but not full sun). Can tolerate light shade in the afternoon.
The main enemy of Japanese anemones is stagnation of water in the root zone. No amount of care can compensate for the risk of getting wet. Planting is not allowed in swampy lowlands, on flooded lands, or in heavy soil. You should also avoid places that are too elevated, where there is a risk of snow blowing in winter and roots freezing.
Before planting in a flowerbed, you should take into account that when good care the bush will quickly grow and will occupy this area for many years. The distance to other seedlings should be at least half a meter. Rooted, mature plant It is unacceptable to drag it to another place.
Soil in the flower plot
Comfortable acidity of the earth is slightly acidic or neutral (pH 5.5-7.5). A powerful root lobe requires a nutrient layer at least 0.4 meters deep. When planting, be sure to lay drainage (pebbles, sand, expanded clay) at the bottom of the hole. The soil should be light and fertile, filled with mature compost (humus). Fresh and unrotted manure is not allowed. You can add wood ash and complex fertilizer. Mulching will help conserve the necessary moisture. Mulched plantings will require minimal maintenance in the future.
Anemone's annual needs
- In the spring - removing the cover and clearing dry leaves.
- In the first half of the season: 1-2 complex fertilizing irrigations (with a predominance of nitrogen).
- During budding and early autumn: 2 phosphorus-potassium fertilizers.
- Watering is required only in dry weather. To the depth of the roots (up to half a meter), the soil should be slightly moist.
- We carry out weeding manually, carefully, trying not to injure the roots.
- Tall flower stalks of plants sometimes require support.
- It is advisable to remove faded branches immediately (so that the plants do not waste energy before wintering, trying to set seeds).
- In dry autumn, we carry out pre-winter water-recharging irrigation.
- For the winter, we cover the plants not too early and only when the soil freezes steadily.
Reproduction
For species of rhizomatous wild plant anemones, seed propagation (with stratification) is allowed. Cultivated varieties of hybrid origin are bred vegetatively. Japanese anemones grow beautifully in one place for many years; they are very difficult to tolerate dividing the bush. An acceptable method of vegetative propagation is the spring separation of the outer rosettes, followed by rooting in a greenhouse.
Wintering
The perennial usually overwinters successfully in regions with stable snow cover. Frosts on bare ground and sudden temperature changes in the off-season can be destructive. Before wintering, I recommend dry shelter - leaves, spruce branches, agrofibre. On the branched rhizomes of the anemone, the buds sometimes awaken even after harsh winters and the seeming death of the bush.
Anemones are classified as conditionally poisonous plants, but are not considered dangerous. All parts of the plant are bitter, and should be consumed internally. large quantities hardly possible. The juice can irritate the skin and cause allergic reactions.
Japanese anemone - beautiful perennial from the Buttercup family, which first came to Europe in the mid-19th century. Delicate flowers this perennial on strong tall peduncles is revived autumn flower bed with its bright colors. This plant quickly forms natural thickets and creates the effect of a wild corner in the garden.
People interested in growing anemone need to know some features of this plant:
- The flower requires mandatory watering in dry weather. Drying out the earthen ball has a negative effect on growth and flowering, and waterlogging can lead to root rot. Therefore, it is important to find a middle ground.
- IN very coldy the perennial may freeze, so it needs to be covered for the winter.
- Anemone can grow in one place for many years and is painful to transplant. Therefore, the bush can be replanted to a new location only after 5 years.
These are the main features. But each variety has its own requirements for planting and care, so you need to read about this separately.
It is better to purchase planting material in early spring in large specialized stores or garden centers. Tubers must be well dried, packaged and labeled by the manufacturer. It is difficult to determine their quality by the appearance of the tubers, since they are all wrinkled and deformed.
Growing these flowers from seeds is quite problematic, since only every fourth seed germinates. The seed must be freshly harvested, since over time the already low germination rate decreases even more.
Japanese autumn anemone is a capricious flower, so you need to choose the right place for planting. The plant does not tolerate a lack of moisture, and heavy soil, strong drafts and scorching rays of the sun are detrimental to it.
Proper planting is the key to health and lush flowering
The best choice is a spacious, open, slightly shaded area where the sun's rays reach only in the first half of the day. The soil should be loose, light, well-drained and fertile. If it does not meet these parameters, it needs to be dug up, fertilized with peat, humus or ash and loosened. The flower grows poorly on sandy, clay and dense soils.
Seeds should be sown for seedlings approximately 4 weeks before the expected arrival of heat and snow melting. These times may vary in each region. To make the seeds swell, they are mixed with moistened sand and left for 3-4 days, constantly monitoring the humidity. The swollen seeds are poured into a small tray with peat and gently mixed. The tray is placed in a cool place and left for germination. As soon as the first shoots appear, the box is taken outside directly into the snow and sprinkled with sawdust. In spring, hardened seedlings are planted in the ground.
Growing from tubers
The selected tubers are placed in a basin and filled with warm water. This procedure will help them awaken to life. The edges of the roots can be trimmed to help them set faster, but this is not necessary. After 4 hours, the prepared material is planted to a depth of 5 cm in prepared pots with sand and peat. The sprouted tubers are transplanted into a flowerbed in depressions with a diameter of 30 cm and a depth of 15 cm, while the soil must be well compacted and watered abundantly. The distance between plants should be at least 0.5 m, since then the bushes grow greatly and they do not have enough space.
Caring for anemone in open ground
If the planting was done correctly, then caring for the anemone in the future does not bring any particular difficulties.
Watering should be moderate; under no circumstances should the soil be allowed to dry out or become waterlogged. In spring and autumn, the flower has enough natural moisture, so in most cases watering is only necessary in summer. As a rule, watering is carried out in the morning or evening, after sunset. To prevent the soil from drying out, it is advisable to cover it with mulch - chopped grass, leaves, peat or tree bark. Particularly good is mulch made from the leaves of broad-leaved trees, which imitates forest litter, and this is prerequisite Anemone growing in nature. Mulching eliminates the need for constant loosening of the soil, since the soil always remains slightly moist and does not become covered with a hard crust.
A layer of mulch more than 5 cm thick prevents weeds from germinating. It is better to remove weeds that have broken through this barrier manually so as not to damage the roots.
After flowering ends, the stems need to be shortened to the ground without cutting off the basal leaves. To protect the plant from frost, you need to sprinkle the ground around it with a layer of mulch of at least 15 cm and cover it with branches. It is better to dig up varieties with low frost resistance for the winter and store them in a cool place in a box with soil.
Even if the plant is frozen, there is no need to worry. There is a high probability that young shoots will grow from the renewal buds quite soon.
Anemone Reproduction
This perennial spreads very quickly throughout the area, so the easiest way to propagate it is by shoots. To do this in the spring, you need to separate the emerging sprout along with part of the rhizome and move it to another place.
The plant can also be grown from seeds or tubers. The first method is quite labor-intensive, but the second makes it possible to admire the flowering of the bush this year. Planting can be done both in spring and autumn, but in the first case, rooting is much better.
The main problems when growing a flower
Do not plant anemone directly under trees. The flower needs sunlight, and it cannot withstand competition for nutrients, so the powerful roots of trees quickly absorb them. Even if the plant takes root in such a place, it is unlikely to bloom.
If the bushes are not fed, they will bloom poorly. Therefore, it is worth adhering to the feeding schedule:
- in spring - organic fertilizers;
- during the formation of buds - mineral complexes;
- in early October - ash or any fertilizer without nitrogen.
For the winter, the bushes can be covered with a thin layer of rotted manure. In this case, in the spring you can do without applying fertilizers. You cannot use fresh manure; it disrupts the acid balance of the soil, and this has a bad effect on plants. Thanks to timely feeding, the buds will be larger, the flowers will be bright, and the stems will be strong.
Pests and diseases
The perennial suffers most from the invasion of slugs and caterpillars. It is also susceptible to fungal and nematode diseases. Plants in group plantings are most often affected. Single bushes get sick much less often. It is better to immediately destroy plants severely affected by leaf nematodes, and, as a preventive measure, completely replace the soil in this place.
To protect against garden pests the perennial must be periodically sprayed with a solution of metaldehyde. If there are only a few slugs and caterpillars, it is easier to collect them by hand. To prevent fungal diseases, you can add a little to the soil. sea salt or sand.
Japanese anemone – herbaceous plant for open ground. It creates a beautiful green background of its foliage for other flowers throughout the summer, and in the fall it delights with abundant and vibrant blooms.
Japanese anemone, which is also called anemone because its petals sway with the slightest breath of wind, is a perennial rhizomatous plant.
Anemones belong to the ranunculaceae family and are mostly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 120 different types of anemones, which are conventionally divided into spring and autumn, according to the time of flowering. Autumn anemones are also called Japanese anemones, since it is from this beautiful country that they originated.
Anemone has dark green leaves, straight stems and delicately colored flowers. The flower petals are thin, reminiscent of butterfly wings in their lightness.
Japanese anemone - varieties
As already mentioned, anemone has many different species and varieties, so we will list only the most common ones.
- Hubei anemone. This species is distinguished by fairly tall stems and pale pink flowers. The best varieties of this species - Hadspen Abundance, Bowles" Pink.
- Hubei anemone japonica. It is distinguished by not particularly tall stems and large flowers of dark pink, sometimes almost burgundy color. The best varieties of this species are Pamina, Prinz Heinrich.
- Anemone hybrid. This species includes a wide variety of varieties with different petal colors - from white to purple-red. The most interesting varieties are Honorine Jobert, Profusion, Konigin Charlotte, September Charm.
Japanese anemone - planting and care
Growing Japanese anemone is a painstaking task, because the plant is quite delicate and needs careful care. But the beauty of anemone flowers is worth the effort spent on growing it.
Anemone flowers are most often planted in the spring. Special attention It is necessary to pay attention to the choice of soil, which should be fertile and loose. Must also be present good drainage. Japanese anemone loves good light, so it is better to plant it in partial shade, but in no case in the shade.
Growing anemones from seeds is not the most convenient way, since of all the seeds sown, at best, only a quarter will sprout. And no one wants to waste effort. Therefore, it is better to choose the method of growing anemones from tubers or dividing rhizomes, this depends on the variety.
It is best to plant anemones by dividing the rhizomes in the spring. During this period, plants respond best to such an operation. When dividing the rhizome, you need to be very careful and attentive, since renewal buds must remain on each individual “piece” of the plant.
You will have to tinker with the tubers a little longer, as they need preparation for planting in the ground. The tubers need to be immersed in warm water for several hours to swell. This will speed up the germination process. After this procedure, the tubers are planted in the soil.
Caring for anemones is not that difficult. The main thing is watering. Excess or lack of water can have a detrimental effect on the condition of the plant, so more attention should be paid to watering.
Anemones respond very well to spring. It is best to use complex mineral products as fertilizers. Japanese anemone needs to be fertilized only during the flowering period, and if the soil has already been fertilized before planting, then this procedure can be completely eliminated.
After the end of the flowering period, the stems of anemones are shortened to the ground, without touching the basal leaves, which 
pruned only in the spring, before the start of the new season.
Anemones overwinter quite well. For the winter they can be left in open ground, only by increasing the amount of mulch and covering the plants with tree branches or spruce paws. If the winter is too cold, the anemones will have to be dug up and stored in a dry place until planting time.
Anemones reproduce by vegetative division and seeds. Moreover, as already mentioned, the first method is much more convenient.
Japanese anemones are beautiful flowers that will decorate any garden.
Windy flower or Japanese anemone
Japanese anemone is not one single variety of standard flowers. appearance. There are many varieties of plants, which are combined by several general characteristics. It is about a meter high, has a slender and strong stem that does not require support, and has rich green leaves.
This anemone grows in bouquets: several flowers with a yellow core and petals of a certain color emerge from one stem. What varieties are classified as Japanese anemone?
- The white anemone variety Whirlwind grows up to 1 m tall. The inflorescences of the plant consist of 15 snow-white flowers with a golden center. Flowering period: late summer-early autumn.
- Varieties of hybrid Japanese anemone:
- Honorie Jobert is a white anemone with a pink petal base. The advantage of this variety is its long flowering period. It is cold-resistant and continues to bloom until late autumn.
- The Queen Charlotte variety is an ornamental perennial plant up to 0.9 m high, a type of anemone from the Japanese ranunculaceae family. Its leaves are trifoliate, and its flowers are large, about 7 cm in diameter. The flowering color is deep pink without any shades or inclusions. Queen Charlotte has a slightly velvety feel to the touch. She loves the sun and warmth, and is ready to delight gardeners throughout September.
- September Charm is a taller variety, reaching a height of over 1 meter (approximately 0.9 – 1.2 m). The three-lobed leaves of the plant are large and serrated. The flowers of 'September Charm' are as large as those of 'Queen'. A special feature of the variety is its beautiful core with golden stamens. The flowering period falls on the border between summer and autumn.
- A rather exotic variety, Profusion. This plant is rarely found in gardeners' flower beds, despite the fact that it blooms for about 2 months (August, September). The color is deep purple, the texture is velvety. The plant reaches a height of 1.2 m.
- Red Japanese anemone or Hubei is represented by two varieties:
- Prince Henric is equal in height to September Charm. Bright red flowers large diameter grow in inflorescences of up to 15 pieces. The plant is picky about soil and may not give the desired effect if grown in dry, infertile soil.
- One of the early varieties is Pamina. The flowers of the plant are richly red, sometimes burgundy. The buds of this anemone bloom in mid-July. The height is relatively small - less than a meter. This variety is very popular.
Each variety has certain advantages. One anemone blooms earlier, another longer. One attracts with its virginal delicacy of color, the other with its richness of color. However, all Japanese anemone flowers love sun, moisture and loose soil.
Selection and preparation of a place for planting anemone aponica
The anemone plant is very capricious. When choosing a place to plant, you need to be guided by what the flower likes and what it does not tolerate. The unbearable conditions for growing Japanese anemone will be:
- Infertile compressed soil.
- Lack of moisture.
- Drafts.
- Scorching sun.
Based on these features, they need to be completely prevented. The area should be spacious and open, slightly shaded. The anemone should be protected from the merciless midday sun, but there is no need to plant it in a place where there is shade around the clock. Morning sun is best for the plant, that is, a location on the east side. After a cold night, the plant needs to warm up, and during the day you can be content with a light shade from trees or buildings.
Having decided on the location, you should not immediately throw seeds into the ground or bury the roots. It is necessary to check how well it corresponds to the characteristics of looseness and ability to bear fruit. If there are problems with the soil, it must be dug up, fertilized with peat, wood ash or bird droppings and loosened with a cultivator.
How to plant Japanese anemone correctly?
A positive feature of the plant is the versatility of its propagation method. It can be sown using seeds, planted as tubers or by division.
Planting rhizomes - quick way get a blooming windy beauty already in this year. You need to propagate anemone with tubers in early spring. Buy planting material You can buy it at the market, in a specialized store or on a selling website. Even if an anemone grows in a flowerbed, it is worth digging it up and planting it in fertilized soil.
Processing the tubers begins by placing them in a basin of warm water for a period of about 4 hours. This is something like an invigorating morning shower for the plant. The flower must wake up after winter. It is possible, but not necessary, to cut off the edges of the roots so that they sink into the soil more quickly.
The second stage is preliminary planting in pots with a mixture of sand and peat. The roots are buried 5 cm deep. They must germinate in fertilized soil. After this, they are planted in a flowerbed by digging a hole 15 cm deep and about 30 cm in diameter. After sprinkling the seedlings with soil and compacting the soil, you need to water the sprout generously.
The method of division is practically no different from propagation by a whole tuber. The only difference is that the entire root is divided into several parts (as far as possible). This method can be carried out once every 2 years, since the root must strengthen and grow.
You can wait comparatively longer for flowering after sowing anemone seeds.
But if you plant them correctly, the result will be visible this year. Depending on how many months the winter lasts, it is necessary to sow the seeds in a tray a month before the snow melts. This can be done both in January and March - as far as the climate allows.
Before sowing, the seeds must swell. For this purpose they are mixed with wet river sand and monitor moisture maintenance for a couple of days. Afterwards, pour the seeds and sand into a tray with peat and mix. Leave to germinate on the balcony or any other place with a temperature of about +5°C. This is how flowers harden. But this is just the beginning.
A more serious stage of “wintering” of the plant occurs after the seedlings appear. The appearance of the first stems indicates that it is time to take the tray with seedlings out into the snow. Sprinkled with sawdust, the tray with seedlings is left until the snow melts.
Seedlings are grown in the ground in the spring, following the rules of soil fertilization and watering. Japanese autumn anemone may bloom this season. Early varieties in the first year they will gain strength, and after that they will become stronger and decorate the garden next year.
How to care for Japanese anemone
By selecting right place and having planted the plant correctly, all that remains is to water it and get rid of weeds and pests. The plant itself is poisonous. If you handle the stems harshly, you can get burned. However, it must be protected from slugs and snails by periodically spraying the bushes with a solution of metaldehyde.
The plant is nourished by the soil. If it is not rich enough in vitamins and minerals, the soil can be fertilized with nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium. This should be done when watering during planting, during the flowering period and in preparation for winter.
The roots must constantly receive moisture, but you should not overdo it with watering, because an abundance of water can also harm the plant. In order to prevent water evaporation and to prevent weeds from germinating, mulch is used.
Mulch is ready mix, which can be found in stores for summer residents. You can use both peat and fallen leaves fruit trees. Sprinkling mulch with a layer of about 5 cm helps retain moisture in the ground and prevents weeds from growing near the flowers. A layer of about 15 cm of mixture will help protect the root from frost in winter.
When preparing for winter, in addition to mulch, use shelter from branches to prevent the plant from freezing. In harsh winter conditions, capricious varieties are dug up in the fall, allowed to dry and stored in the basement.
Thus, varieties of Japanese anemone can become a rich flowerbed decoration, trembling in light gusts of wind. Right choice landing sites and necessary measures for caring for the plant will give you the opportunity to admire the velvety flowers for many months.