When and how is it done?

When do you need to prune anemones?

• Flowers for the vase
• Withered
• Fall foliage
• Diseased parts of the plant

Cut anemones for the vase

Anemones look particularly decorative in colorful spring bouquets. Cut the flowers before they have fully opened.

The best time to cut anemones for the vase is in the morning and evening. The flowers then last longer.

Change the water in the vase regularly. The anemones stay fresh for up to eight days.

Cut what has faded continuously

You should always cut off dead flowers immediately, unless you want to collect seeds for your anemones to multiply.

The formation of Seeds the plant costs a lot of strength. There will then be fewer new flowers. By cutting, the flower formation is stimulated.

Cut back the foliage in autumn

Even if the anemones have faded, do not cut the leaves. The leaves provide the tubers with nutrients that the anemone needed for growth in the next year.

In autumn the leaves turn yellow and begin to retract. Only now can you reach for the scissors and cut off the leaves.

If you dig up the tubers in the fall, keep them indoors overwinter, cut off the foliage beforehand.

Remove diseased leaves immediately

Anemones suffer from a damp and too shady Location often on anemone rust. It causes the leaves to discolor and dry out before autumn.

Plant parts affected by anemone rust should be cut immediately so that the disease cannot spread any further.

Then clean the Secateurs thoroughly and dispose of the diseased leaves with household waste or burn them. Under no circumstances should you put it in the compost or store it in the garden.

Tips & Tricks

Since anemones belong to the buttercup family and are weak poisonous you should always wear gloves when cutting. If sap gets onto the skin, inflammation and blisters can occur.