Anemone coronaria - the crown anemone - is without a doubt one of the most beautiful representatives of its kind. Its care needs are similar to those of the other anemone varieties. This is how you ensure that crown anemones reveal their full splendor in spring.
How do you properly care for the crown anemone?
Caring for the Anemone coronaria includes occasional watering without waterlogging, loose soil, removing spent flowers, fertilizing with ripe compost and digging up the non-hardy bulbs in autumn for frost-free overwintering.
How often does the crown anemone need to be watered?
After planting, the pretty spring bloomers are watered. Since the soil usually still has enough residual moisture in spring, you only need to water the plant rarely.
You won't get waterlogged at all. Therefore, make sure that the soil is loose.
Can crown anemones be transplanted?
Since the non-hardy Anemone coronaria is dug up in the fall anyway, transplanting it doesn't make sense. However, you can grow the onions in pots and bury the pots in the bed. If they are in an unfavorable position, the crown anemones can be easily moved.
How to cut the Anemone coronaria?
- Cutting flowers for the vase
- Remove spent flowers
- Don't cut off the leaves until autumn
You must not remove the leaves as the crown anemone uses them to gather strength for the next flowering. Only when they are yellow and the tubers have been removed from the ground do you cut off the leaves.
Does the onion plant need to be fertilized?
A little mature compost when planting in spring is sufficient. If the soil is very acidic, you can add some lime.
What diseases or pests can occur?
As with many anemone varieties, anemone rust can appear on the leaves. The disease can be recognized by the leaves, which turn yellow and wilt from spring onwards. Infected plant parts must be removed generously.
Caterpillars like to eat the crown anemone. Regularly look under the leaves and collect the pests.
Do crown anemones need to be overwintered?
Anemone coronaria is not hardy. To be on the safe side, you should dig up the bulbs in autumn and overwinter in a frost-free place.
At the beginning of the new gardening year, the bulbs are planted out again.
Tips & Tricks
The Anemone coronaria looks best when you plant several bulbs next to each other in the bed. The multicolored varieties in particular go wonderfully with tulips and forget-me-nots.
