The fragile, moving beauty of the blooming anemone or anemone is mainly associated with primroses. However, the extensive anemone genus includes several varieties that bloom from mid-August until severe autumn frosts. The large, delicate flowers of the late-blooming anemones will add a special lightness to the autumn composition.
All late-flowering autumn anemones, they are native to the mountains of China and were introduced to England from there in the mid-19th century. But autumn flowering anemones are still called Japanese anemones because they were described according to Japanese herbarium models even before they came to Europe.
In the modern classification of anemone and its subspecies, the common name is unified, but gardeners have retained the group's former collective name, Japanese anemone. As soon as these wild anemone varieties appeared in Europe, they captured the hearts of gardeners. Active selection within and between species begins immediately. All natural forms are involved in hybridization, but most hybrids are obtained by working with the Japanese subspecies of grape leaf anemone and Hubei anemone.
Anemone Pretty lady Maria
The hybrid varieties obtained by interspecific selection turned out to be so good that they soon replaced all other species and varieties of okra.
What kind of autumn beauties they are. In principle, the following characteristics are suitable for the whole group:
- The peduncle height is 0.4 to 1.5 m.
- The rhizome is strong, vertical, and there are many renewing buds on the roots that protrude from the rhizome, so the plant grows quickly, and over time, after two to three years, a complete bush is formed.
- The basal leaves are large, rosette-shaped, up to 0.4 m in height, brightly colored and beautifully shaped - leafy, with uneven serrated edges, which give the plant a decorative character throughout the growing season.
- The flowers are 5-8 cm in diameter, simple cup-shaped or semi-double-petaled, delicate in color - white, pink, lavender, less often - red.
The most common varieties of okradish (hybrid)
Pink double-petaled, shrub 90 cm high
Prince Heinrich - Semi-double-petaled flower, up to 8 cm in diameter, with bright lilac pink petals. The plant height can reach 80 cm.
It is a beautiful shrub with a height of 80 cm and white double-petaled flowers.
With simple white flowers. The flowers of the latter are quite large, 8 cm in diameter, and the shrub can reach a height of 1.5 m
Two tall varieties with simple, pink flowers that can reach up to 1.2 m
Autumn anemone charm in September
Abundant - varieties more than 1 m tall with white flowers
Pamina - Blooms purple double-petaled flowers, shrubs up to 60 cm in height.
Curtain Call Pink - dark pink double-petaled flower that can reach a height of 60 cm.
Delicate and elegant Alba anemone - the flowers are simple, but the flowers are abundant, the shrub height is 80 cm
Pocahona d'Aurae - A variety with fairly large double pink flowers
Blooming with pink flowers
Anemone with bright "big eyes" flowers
Kriemhilde is the only variety with a two-tone color and the flowers are purple-pink.
How to properly plant okraho so that it blooms for many years
For planting autumn anemones, both sunny and partially shaded places are acceptable. In full sun, they need more watering.
They prefer light, fertile, water-retaining, breathable soils.
Caring for autumn anemones is simple:
In spring, after weeding, it is advisable to cover the soil with compost or decaying fertilizer.
After flowering, cut off the anemone stems on the ground.
In the cold northern regions, anemones need winter shelter. After all, there are 5 zones in this plant.
I've come across suggestions to dig up anemones and store them in basement containers like some gardeners do to preserve the capricious Korean chrysanthemums. I will immediately say that this is not an option, because anemones have a hard time tolerating transplants at any age.
It should be noted that in the first year of planting, autumn anemones grow slowly, however, after taking root and "establishing", the anemones grow into whole colonies, and then it is time to divide the plant for reproduction and propagation. Put the flower "plantation" in order.
To see how decaying manure mulching affects the growth and size of okankles, watch the video from the channel "Miracles Happen: Giant Okandares Grow in Your Garden."
Breeding of anemones in autumn
The best way to propagate autumn anemones is to split the rhizomes in early spring or after the end of autumn flowering. In addition, sea anemones can be propagated by root cuttings or even seeds, and seedlings can bloom in the first year.
When handling these flowers, keep in mind that they belong to the poisonous ranunculaceae family, and their juice can cause severe irritation if it gets on the skin or mucous membranes.
Sea anemones in bloom in an English autumn garden
So when cutting and using them, don't forget about gloves and protection!