Poppy Anemone

For information about cultivation of Anemone coronaria, see Anemone Bulbs.

Poppy Anemone (Anemone Coronaria) - One of the most admired flowers of our gardens from earliest times. There are many varieties, single and double. The single sorts may be readily grown from seed sown in the open air in April, and, being varied in fine color, they deserve to be cultivated even more than many of the doubles. The planting of the double varieties may be made in autumn or in spring, or at intervals all through the winter, to secure a continuity of flowers; but the best bloom is secured by October planting. The Poppy Anemone thrives in warm loam, and the roots of the more select kinds may be taken up when the leaves die down. They are seldom worth this trouble, as many fine varieties may be grown from seed sown in June. Prick out the plants in autumn; they will flower well in the following spring, so that the plant is as easily raised as an annual. Apart from the old florists or double Anemones and the single ones, there are certain races of French origin of much value, as the Caen Anemones. These are raised from the same species, but are more vigorous, and have larger flowers than the older Dutch kinds. Of the Caen Anemones there are both single and double kinds, and the Chrysanthemum-flowered is another fine double race, whilst one may also note the deep scarlet double form—Chapeau de Cardinal, and the double Nice Anemones. The fine variety of the Poppy Anemones leads to mixed collections being grown. While it is well to plant mixtures now and then, it is better to select and keep true some of the finer forms in any desired color. A fine scarlet, purple, or violet kind should be grown by itself, as a greater aid to the garden artist. All kinds thrive in light garden soils of fair quality, and in many districts there is no trouble in their culture; in cold soils this plant never does well, and is often killed in winter. The St Bridgid Anemones, like those of Caen and Nice, are selections from the Poppy Anemone, depending for their value on care in selection, and also on good culture in the warm limestone soil the plants enjoy so well.

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