Spring-flowering anemones usually reproduce through their tubers. However, some varieties can be grown from seeds just like the autumn anemones. This is generally the case if the anemone is a perennial.
How do you grow anemones from seeds?
Grow anemones from seeds: Buy seeds from specialist retailers or collect them yourself, store them in the refrigerator, sow them in potting soil in the spring, separate the plants and place them in pots, leave them to overwinter in a bright, frost-free place and plant them out the next spring. Alternatively, anemones can be propagated through daughter tubers, root division, cuttings or runners.
Collect seeds or buy them from specialist retailers
Growing anemones from seeds is not easy. If you still want to try it, you can buy seeds from garden stores. Make sure that you choose varieties that are as hardy as possible. This makes later care easier.
If you let the anemones bloom in the garden, you can collect seeds yourself as soon as they are ripe. However, the ripening time of the seeds is at the expense of their ability to flower.
Ripe seeds can be easily shaken out. They should be kept in the refrigerator for some time to overcome the germination inhibition caused by cold.
Sowing anemones
The seeds are sown in spring in trays with potting soil and lightly covered with soil. Do not place the bowl too warm.
When the plants have emerged, they are separated and placed in small pots. Place the pots in a bright and sunny place, but not too warm. Water carefully to avoid waterlogging.
The anemones are not planted until the following spring. Overwinter them in a bright, frost-free place such as a cellar window. Even hardy varieties only survive subzero temperatures when they are older.
Growing bulbous anemones from seeds
Bulb anemones can also be sown. However, it takes time for small tubers to form that you can plant. If you want to plant these anemones, you should rather use flower bulbs from garden shops.
Propagate anemones – the different methods
Instead of growing anemones from seeds, there are other methods of propagation:
- Dig up daughter tubers
- Share root
- Cut cuttings
- Cut off the tails
Propagate anemones using these methods is less time-consuming and almost always successful.
Tips & Tricks
Autumn anemones form many small runners that spread close to the ground. You can simply let these grow so that the perennial will spread. Of course, you can also dig up the runners and plant them somewhere else.