Contents:
- Japanese anemone - silhouette
- Japanese anemone - plant neighborhood
- Japanese anemone - reproduction from root cuttings
- Japanese anemone - popular garden varieties
Japanese anemone - silhouette
Japanese anemones do not resemble plants heralding the end of the season. Their cheerful coloration and filigree silhouette are associated with spring or midsummer.We can speak of a lot of luck if a few colorful hybrids move into our garden. They will stay with us until the first frost. The full development of the plants occurs in the second year after planting, when the roots are 50-70 cm deep.
Botanical name:Japanese hybrid anemones Anemone japonica var. hybrida, in the formation of which various botanical species and subspecies were involved.
Flowering period:depending on the variety, flowering begins in July ('Ouvertüre' variety) and may continue until the end of October ('Prinz Heinrich').
Position:Japanese anemones like a fertile, slightly loamy, moderately moist soil.
Most of the varieties available today are hybrids and even professionals have a problem with assigning them a specific botanical name. It is known, however, that they come from several Asian species. The requirements of all autumn anemones are similar. They prefer partial shade, although with frequent watering they can also be grown in the sun. They feel best in places sheltered from the wind.They should not be planted too close to tall plants, because they may not withstand competition for living space or water.
Japanese anemone - plant neighborhood
Japanese anemones look great in the company of garden hydrangea. As soloists, they are successful against the background of dense and uniformly colored plantings, e.g. a hedge or ornamental grasses.
In mixed beds they feel good in the company of funkas and cranberries.In sunny positions, bloodstain and Patagonian verbena are proven companions for them.Anemones are good to plant in the spring as these hardy plants take some time to root. They should spend the first winter under thick leaf litter.
Propagation from root cuttings
Japanese anemones can be easily propagated by root cuttings. After flowering, dig out the plant with the entire root ball and divide the roots into 5-7 cm fragments.Since they will be planted vertically, remember about polarity and, for example, cut the bottom diagonally and the top straight. Press the shoot into the ground so that its upper end is flush with the ground surface. Place the pots with seedlings in a bright place. We water it regularly.
Popular garden varieties
1. 'Pamina' has pink, semi-double flowers. It grows up to 70-90 cm and, compared to other varieties, has a rather compact habit.Perennial moderately resistant to frost.Young plants should be mulched for winter, for example with dry leaves.
2. Pretty Lady Emily adorns the garden until the first frost. It has light pink petals with a yellow center. It grows up to 40-50 cm in height and 40 cm in width, forming compact, dense clumps in flowerbeds.
3. 'Coupe d'Argent' has flowers with snow-white petals and yellow stamens.The variety grows up to 120 cm, blooms until October.
4. 'Serenade' has pastel pink, semi-double, large flowers that last until the first serious cold. It grows up to 80-100 cm.
5. 'Ouvertüre' has pale pink flowers, reaches a height of about 50 cm, blooms until October. Resistant and viable variety.
6. 'Bressingham Glow' has semi-double, dark pink flowers.Blooms profusely on tall, over a meter long, strong shoots.
7. 'Königin Charlotte' (or 'Queen Charlotte') is an old variety that is distinguished by large, semi-double flowers whose petals are slightly curled inwards and notched at the ends.
8. Prinz Heinrich blooms until the first autumn chill. The flowers are semi-double, purple-red.It grows up to 80 cm in height.
