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- Anemones - perennials or tubers?
- To distinguish between tubers and perennials
- Anemone tubers:
- Anemone Perennials:
- Recognize perennials
- Buy anemones as tubers or perennials
- Different care needs
- Tips & Tricks
Anemones - perennials or tubers?
Anemones, also anemones or just anemones, are available in two different ways. Tuber anemones bloom in spring, while perennials thrive in autumn. They are therefore also called autumn anemones. Both types differ in care and winter hardiness.
To distinguish between tubers and perennials
Anemone tubers:
Anemone Perennials:
Recognize perennials
The easiest way to tell if you have a tuber or perennial anemone is through flowering. Tuber anemones are among the spring flowering plants. They remain quite small and form only weakly bushy plants.
If an anemone really gets going in the fall, it is a perennial anemone. It can be up to 150 centimeters high and branches into a bushy shrub with many flowers.
Tuber anemones have a small root system with black, irregularly shaped tubers. They do not look like flower bulbs, but are comparable to them. Perennial anemones form taproots, which you can share for multiplication.
Buy anemones as tubers or perennials
Tuber anemones are sold in packs containing several tubers.
Perennials are usually sold in the pot in preference. For orders in the garden trade, the delivery takes place in the form of root cuttings.
Different care needs
Tuber and perennial anemones differ significantly in terms of care.
You can already plant winter-proof tubers in autumn. Be sure to use hardy anemone varieties. Non-hardy anemones must be dug up in the fall and stored in a dry place.
You should plant perennials and non-hardy tubers in the spring so that the autumn anemone has enough time to grow and develop their taproots. After flowering in autumn, cut down the anemone and cover it with a mulch.
Tips & Tricks
All anemones are slightly toxic. The toxin protoanemonin contained in the plants damages the skin and nervous system of humans and animals. When dry, the toxins degrade.