ANEMONES
Family: Ranunculaceae
Though Anemone come in over 120 species, it is Anemone coronaria that is best known and generally sold as a 'bulb' (the 'bulbs' are more correctly described as tubers). The following notes relate to this popular species.
Anemones, and their close relative Ranunculi, have wonderful rich and bright colours, and for picking as a cut flower they are hard to beat. They prefer to be massed in a sunny position and as they grow, water with some liquid fertiliser such as Aquasol as they are heavy feeders. It is probably best to treat them like an annual plant and start off with new bulbs every year.
Alternate Name: Florists' Anemone, Windflower, Wind Poppy
Origin: Mediterranean and Southern Europe
Flowering Time: Spring and early Summer
Plant Size: 30-40cm H x 15cm W
Watering - Water well after planting. Soak weekly until shoots appear, then only to supplement rainfall.
Fertilising - Light organic or chemical fertiliser at planting time. Liquid fertilise after 10 weeks.
Lifting and storage - Best treated as bi-annuals and replanted every 2 years.
Pests - Bait snails (if safe to do so) or otherwise protect from snails when buds appear.
Tips- Plant up to double the recommended depth in warm climates. Point of corm faces down.
