How to Grow Japanese Anemone (Anemone x Hybrida)

Japanese anemones have soft pink or white flowers that bloom in late summer and early fall on 3- to 4-foot stems.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Bypass Pruners
• Compost Makers
• Fertilizers
• Hand Cultivators
• Mulch
• Plants
• Seeds

Choosing Japanese Anemone

1. Look for plants at nurseries in spring through fall.
2. Buy Japanese anemone in 6-inch to 1-gallon containers.
3. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds.

Planting Japanese Anemone

4. Plant Japanese anemone in full sun or part shade in well-drained soil.
5. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.
6. Place the plants no deeper than they were growing in the containers.
7. Set the plants 12 to 18 inches apart.
8. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
9. Water well until soil is completely moist.

Caring for Japanese Anemone

10. Cut old stems back to the ground in late spring using bypass pruners.
11. Apply a light application of organic fertilizer to the top of the soil in spring; follow package directions.
12. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost in spring.
13. Water well weekly until soil is completely moist in summers with no rainfall.

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