Anemone Tubers and Plants

How to Grow

Most anemones thrive for years without needing to be disturbed, but they can be dug and divided every four to five years for propogation or to keep the clumps from spreading too far. Add plenty of compost to the soil at planting time, and keep clumps well watered for the first season so plants put down healthy roots. Fall-bloomers should be mulched regularly.

Harvesting

Combine spring-blooming anemones with shade-loving plants, such as ferns. They’re lovely planted with small bulbs, including species tulips, grape hyacinths, and daffodils. Other good perennial combinations include smaller hostas, primroses, columbines, fringed bleeding heart, lungworts, and foam flowers. Some anemones can be used as ground covers. Fall-blooming anemones make beautiful additions to perennial beds and borders, where they can be combined with asters, ornamental grasses, snakeroots, monkshoods, boltonia, and ornamental grasses.