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- Worth knowing about the onions of the anemone
- This is how the tubers of the anemone look like
- Put onions properly
- Maintain anemones from tubers properly
- Dig up tubers in autumn
- Tips & Tricks
Worth knowing about the onions of the anemone
The term anemone is a large selection of different varieties summarized. Anemones, as the pretty spring and autumn flowers are called, are grown from perennials or tubers. The popular spring flower is almost exclusively tuber anemones.
This is how the tubers of the anemone look like
At first glance, anemone bulbs do not look like flower bulbs at all. They are black or dark brown, small and very irregular in shape. Besides, they are very tough. The term tuber is therefore paser.
At the tuber is not recognizable, where is above and below. That does not matter. When budding, the anemone automatically grows upwards. That sets them apart from other flower bulbs.
Put onions properly
The best time to place anemone bulbs is early spring. In the fall you should not plant an anemone, because most freeze in freezing temperatures.
Because the onions are so hard, allow them to swell in lukewarm water for several hours before planting. The tuber then expels faster and the anemone flowers earlier.
Maintain anemones from tubers properly
Make sure the floor is not too damp. Waterlogging should not occur at all. Better is a dry location with loose soil.
Only fertilize with some mature compost that you add before planting. Water sparingly and only when the soil is very dry.
Collect caterpillars from the leaves. They eat large holes in the foliage and damage the plants.
Dig up tubers in autumn
Most anemone varieties grown from onions are not hardy. This also applies if something else is stated on the package.
To make sure you enjoy the anemone for a long time, you should dig it out in the fall, let it dry, and then warm the onions in a dry, cool and dark place. The hibernation is similar to those of other bulbous plants such as the gladioli.
Tips & Tricks
The color palette of onion anemones ranges from white-tinged to delicately pink to dark red, blue and bicoloured flowers. Particularly noble is the crown anemone, whose flowers are reminiscent of poppy flowers.