Poppy Anemone Care
Anemone coronaria
One of the showiest flowers of spring and popular as a cut flower. It has adapted perfectly to the Mediterranean climate; it is planted in autumn, flowers in spring and goes dormant in summer. The most important condition for its success is well-drained soil.
Monthly care calendar
Timings are for a temperate Northern Hemisphere climate. In warmer areas tasks start earlier, in colder areas later; in the Southern Hemisphere shift them by six months.
- Watering: Winter precipitation is generally sufficient; during prolonged drought, keep the soil lightly moist.
- Plant protection: Check the newly emerging leaves for snails and slugs.
- General care: Keep the area around developing leaves clean.
- Pests & diseases: In excessively wet soil, watch for tuber rot.
- Frost risk: It is tolerant of light frost; protect it with mulch if necessary.
- Watering: Winter precipitation is generally sufficient.
- Fertilizing: Toward the end of the month, begin liquid feeding with a potassium-rich fertilizer (such as tomato fertilizer). Do not overfeed, and consult an agronomist.
- Plant protection: Check for snails and slugs.
- General care: The plant begins to prepare its flower stalks.
- Pests & diseases: Make sure drainage is good against the risk of root rot.
- Watering: Keep the soil constantly moist (7-10 L/m² per week); reduce if there is rain.
- Fertilizing: Apply a balanced fertilizer or well-rotted organic fertilizer once when it wakes from dormancy.
- Pruning: Encourage new flowering by cutting spent flowers at the base of the stalk.
- Plant protection: Against aphids (neem oil).
- General care: They can be harvested as cut flowers.
- Pests & diseases: Check for powdery mildew (sulfur if necessary) and aphids.
- Watering: If there is no rainfall, water every 15 days.
- Fertilizing: Every 2-3 weeks, apply a potassium-rich liquid fertilizer.
- Pruning: Cut faded flowers regularly.
- Plant protection: Watch out for aphids and powdery mildew.
- General care: Regularly removing spent flowers extends flowering.
- Pests & diseases: Watch for fungal diseases such as rust and powdery mildew.
- Watering: If there is no rainfall, water once a week.
- Fertilizing: Stop fertilizing.
- Pruning: Regularly remove spent flowers at the base; this encourages new flowering.
- General care: Spread a 5-7 cm layer of mulch over the root zone; it retains soil moisture and suppresses weeds. Do not pile mulch against the trunk.
- Pests & diseases: During this period, watering can rot the tubers.
- Watering: Water deeply twice a week; prefer infrequent and generous watering over small and frequent. Water so that the soil is wetted 10-15 cm down from the surface.
- Pruning: Regularly remove spent flowers at the base; this encourages new flowering.
- Watering: Water deeply twice a week; prefer infrequent and generous watering over small and frequent. Water so that the soil is wetted 10-15 cm down from the surface.
- Pruning: Regularly remove spent flowers at the base; this encourages new flowering.
- General care: Keep it in a position sheltered from midday sun; scorching at the leaf edges is a sign of burn.
- Pests & diseases: The greatest danger during this period is accidental watering.
- Watering: Water deeply twice a week; prefer infrequent and generous watering over small and frequent. Water so that the soil is wetted 10-15 cm down from the surface.
- Pruning: Regularly remove spent flowers at the base; this encourages new flowering.
- Watering: If there is no rainfall, water once a week.
- Pruning: Regularly remove spent flowers at the base; this encourages new flowering.
- General care: Keep the area completely dry and do not disturb it.
- Pests & diseases: Make sure the soil stays completely dry so that the tubers do not rot.
- Watering: If there is no rainfall, water every 15 days.
- General care: Keep the area completely dry and do not disturb it.
- Pests & diseases: Make sure the soil stays completely dry so that the tubers do not rot.
- Watering: After sowing the tubers, water lightly once (an initial watering), then wait for the rains.
- General care: Soak dry tubers in water for a few hours before planting so they swell. This is the ideal month to plant them 5-7 cm deep in well-drained soil.
- Pests & diseases: During planting, discard rotten or moldy tubers.
The care advice on this page is general and for information only; it is not professional advice. Plant age, soil and your garden’s microclimate can change the outcome. Plant protection products are mentioned only as general information; they are regulated, and the choice, dose and timing must be decided by a qualified professional under local rules. Consult a landscape architect or agronomist before applying.
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