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- Cutting is hardly necessary with anemones
- When do you have to cut anemones?
- Cut anemones for the vase
- Cutting the blooms continuously
- Pruning the foliage in autumn
- Remove the sick leaves immediately
- Tips & Tricks
Cutting is hardly necessary with anemones
Anemones that bloom in spring are among the bulbous plants. Just like the perennials of autumn anemones, the colorful flowers need hardly be cut. A complete pruning is not necessary. What you need to know about cutting anemones.
When do you have to cut anemones?
Cut anemones for the vase
Anemones look very decorative in colorful spring bouquets. Cut the flowers before they are fully flowered.
The best time to cut anemones for the vase is in the morning and evening hours. The flowers last longer.
Change the water in the vase regularly. The anemones stay fresh for up to eight days.
Cutting the blooms continuously
You should always cut off blooming flowers, unless you want to collect seeds for the multiplication of your anemones.
The formation of seeds costs the plant a lot of power. It then creates less new flowers. By cutting the flowering is stimulated.
Pruning the foliage in autumn
Even if the anemones have withered, you must not cut the foliage. The leaves provide the tubers with nutrients the anemone needs for next year's growth.
In autumn, the leaves turn yellow and begin to contract. Only now may you reach for the scissors and cut off the leaves.
If you dig up the tubers in the autumn to overwinter them in the house, cut off the foliage beforehand.
Remove the sick leaves immediately
Anemones often suffer from anemone rust in a humid and shady location. It causes the foliage to discolour and dry before the fall.
Plant parts affected by anemone rust should be cut immediately so that the disease can not spread further.
Then clean the garden shears thoroughly and dispose of the diseased leaves over the household waste or burn it. Under no circumstances should you put it in the compost or store it in the garden.
Tips & Tricks
Since anemones belong to the buttercup family and are mildly poisonous, you should always wear gloves when cutting. Plant sap on the skin, inflammation and blisters may occur.