Beginner Anemone Growing Tips
Don’t be intimidated
Growing Anemones
My favorite flower is the Anemone. They were in my wedding bouquet, I love them. They just make me happy. The first few attempts at growing them were a complete failure.
What did I do wrong? What did I do right? I’m here to share the anemone tea…
Get bigger corms
Corms are these little gnarled acorn-looking things that your anemone plants grow from.
You can grow beautiful anemones from small corms, but the tiny ones are more challenging to find success with for beginners. Smaller than shown here will make things harder for you. Our corms are a minimum of this size.
Start them at the right time
Those planting times aren’t really suggestions, you can’t just grow anemones whenever you want. Maybe if you’re an expert and have a greenhouse, but for beginners, you need to plant them at the right time. In warm climates that means fall, in cool climates that means early spring.
Don’t pre-sprout, but do soak
Unlike ranunculus corms, which I have found do much better when pre-sprouted, I’ve found anemones do worse. Just soak and plant.
Don’t water
Not until you see green sprouts. If you water too soon you’ll rot the corms and you’ll never see these beautiful flowers.
Proactively treat for mildew/fungus
Copper fungicide is your friend. Proactively spray your plants once they’ve grown. Especially if you plant close together.
Consider part-sun for warm climates - 70s stop flowers
As soon as temps hit the mid-70s your anemone plants are going to struggle. For this reason I plant in part-sun instead of full sun here in Florida. Shade cloth can help extend the season.