Planting anemones for spring
Join the dots in your spring garden with wood anemones and anemone blanda. Follow these easy steps for a beautiful display
1 x 9cm pot 200251-1 | £10.95 |
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3 x 9cm pots 200251-3 | £29.95 |
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1 x 2 litre pot 200251-2L | £19.95 |
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Anemone 'Wild Swan' was one of the plants of the year 2011 at the Chelsea Flower Show and no surprise – it's very early and long-flowering, delicately beautiful, yet super-easy to grow.
Genus | Anemone |
Group/Species | x hybrida |
Variety | Wild Swan |
Type | Perennial |
Common Name | Windflower Willd Swan |
Border Position | Border (Front) |
Soil Type | Broad Tolerance |
Site | Part Shade |
Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
Height | 60cm (24in) |
Spacing | 45cm (18in) |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Anemones are best planted in cool, rich crumbly soil in a semi-shaded spot where the flowers will really shine out. Choose your spot carefully as they dislike being moved and can also spread over time to colonise large areas so give them plenty of space. Anemones will grow in a sunny position but the flowers really shine out if planted in a shadier spot. Sprinkle mycorrhizal fungi into the base of the planting hole, water well and apply a mulch around the base of the plant to help provide a cool root-run. |
Care Tips | Contact with sap may cause skin irritation. Cut back the stalks once the flowers have faded, and remove dead leaves in late winter. |
Flowering | May - September |
Vase Life | Makes an excellent cut flower. |
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Join the dots in your spring garden with wood anemones and anemone blanda. Follow these easy steps for a beautiful display
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Anemone 'Wild Swan' reviews
Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Jennifer
The service was quick and efficient. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Patricia Good plants arrived well packed |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jean Beautiful pure white flowers on sturdy growth. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jean These plants are just establishing themselves very healthy plants it will be next year before flowering. The service I received was very good I had to make a telephone query and the chap at the end of the phone was excellent so five stars for service |
Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Hilary Flowered beautifully last autumn- hopefully will again this year |
Where is it now?
Reviewed 31st May 2017 by Corinne Abraham-Wallace This beautiful wild swan has a lovely flower proud smart delicate flowers surviving heavy rain well. They are currently low growing but covered with flowers. I am looking forward to them growing taller. In Sarah's booklet it grows to 60cm not there yet. They have been a beautiful present I have very much appreciated. |