Things Needed
windflower , perennials of the Anemone genus , are commonly grown from tuber or rhizomes , but they are generally grouped with flowering bulbs . A common species is Anemone blanda , known as Hellenic windflower . Originally from southeastern Europe , Hellenic windflowers are petite plants , only only reaching 3 to 6 inches in top . Their perky , daisy - like flowers are 1 1/2 to 2 inches all-encompassing and come in blue , pink , whitened and crimson . They bloom in bound , as do most anemone . The Nipponese windflower ( Anemone hupehensi var . japonica ) , on the other hand , heyday in mid - summertime to early fall and attain a height of 24 to 36 column inch . industrial plant windflowers in the fall , from late October through November .
Step 1
settle where you want to plant your windflower . The ideal site should provide partial shade and provide protection from the wind , as suggested by the University of Illinois Extension .
Step 2
do work the ground in the planting area using a jigaboo , a garden fork or a rototiller to a depth of between 16 and 18 inch . Sift through the soil using a metal blood to pluck out any peg , roots or sess .
Step 3
Amend the stain in the planting domain according to soil texture . Lay out an even layer of between 3 and 4 inches of compost or coarse sand over soil that feel sticky or clay - same . If the soil is sandlike or light , lie out a 2- to 3 - in layer of of age manure or peat moss . solve the amendment into the grime to a depth of or so 16 in .
Step 4
Mix together , in a bucket or arena , 5 tbsp . of 4 - 10 - 6 , 5 - 10 - 20 or equivalent electric-light bulb - character fertilizer with 2 cupful of bone - meal for every 10 satisfying feet of planting expanse . adjust the mixture out over the soil in an even level and work it in thoroughly .
Step 5
labor planting holes for the anemone Tuber between 1 and 2 inch mysterious , space the holes 8 to 12 inches asunder .
Step 6
Plant 1 windflower tuber per planting yap . flora with the marred , or low-spirited , surface area facing upwards . spread over up each tuber with between 1 and 2 inches of soil .
Step 7
irrigate the windflowers thoroughly using a slow stream of pee , since the water needs to sink into the grunge to reach the tubers . chorus from watering the windflowers again until the first buds appear in outpouring . Provide 1 in of water every week thereafter if there is no supplemental rain .
Tip
For areas that experience wintertime temperatures of -10 degrees Fahrenheit , apply 4 to 5 inch of pine bark , straw , sess trimming or other like stuff for mulch over the entire planting area . Do this forthwith following the first operose frost . Once shoot emerge in the spring , fertilize the anemone using the same bulb fertilizer you used in step 4 above . broadcast the plant food out , keeping it or so 2 inch from each of the anemone .
Warning
Keep this industrial plant aside from animals and low tiddler , since all parts of windflowers are considered toxicant .
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