Japanese Anemone (Anemone Hybrida): How to Grow & Care
From the beginning of summer or autumn, Japanese anemone begins to bloom in our gardens. This delightful herbaceous plant is nothing like a magnificent star-shaped anemone hybrida or a modest but elegant forest primrose. The Japanese anemone is unpretentious in its care and can grow rapidly. It belongs to the genus anemone, with over 150 species. The autumn-blooming anemone hybrida differs from a wide variety of plants up to 1.5 m tall, with growths and buds collected in loose umbrellas.
In any case, you will not see such a riot of colors, a crowned anemone hybrida. But the Japanese anemone has its own charm. It does not immediately draw attention to itself. Still, you will have difficulty taking your eyes off its graceful flowers.
Japanese Anemone Care
Growing anemone hybrida will not be difficult even for novice gardeners. It reproduces only by dividing the rhizome, which does not like to be disturbed. To plant and care for your Japanese anemone, you must responsibly arrange the flowers. The most suitable places are buildings sheltered from the wind or planting bushes. Anemone hybrida is relatively high, and grassy perennials can hardly meet them.
Anemone hybrida thrives in partial shade or where the light doesn’t reach their delicate leaves in the middle of the day. The soil should be loose and relatively fertile. It may be both mildly alkaline and neutral, unlike crown anemones. The soil should drain freely and not be compacted. If the location is moist, rubble or broken red brick drainage should be installed beneath the flowers for the plant to grow nicely.
It is important to remember that Japanese anemones do not accept transplantation and like to flourish in the same spot for many years.
Planting a Japanese Anemone
It is preferable to plant an anemone hybrida in the fall rather than the spring. Still, if this is not possible, the procedure can be completed in the fall. You can begin by excavating the soil, removing gravel and weed roots, adding organic matter as needed, and mixing it with dolomite powder, ash, or lime. Then plant the Japanese anemone so the roots may develop freely without competing for water and nutrients with other plants. Clue! If you treat the soil right away, it makes caring for it a lot easier. You need to plant your anemone 5 cm deep in the soil. Make sure the flowers are watered.
Growing Anemone Hybrida
Hand washing, frequent watering, and dressing are required for caring for the Japanese anemone. In damp soil, the Japanese anemone is not demanding. In the spring, it is watered once a week and only if it hasn’t rained in a long time. Summers that are hot and dry are more likely to help the plant grow, but only gradually. Japanese anemone roots are found in the top layers of the soil, which lose moisture fast in hot weather and cannot absorb water from the lower levels. The ground surrounding the anemone cannot be loosened to make upkeep and weeding easier.
You can find more about African Lily flower from here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriocapitella_×_hybrida
https://www.sundaygardener.co.uk/how-to-grow-japanese-anemones.html
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