Growing guide

How to grow spring-flowering anemones

Charming, cheery and colourful, these compact, early flowering anemones thrive in sun or light shade, producing saucer-shaped or daisy-like blooms. They’re ideal for growing in containers, at the front of borders and under trees.

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Quick facts

  • Grow in sun or light shade
  • Compact, so ideal for small spaces
  • Most like rich, free-draining soil
  • For borders, containers and under trees
  • Plant in autumn or spring

All you need to know

Before you get started
Planting
Ongoing care
Pruning and training
Propagating
Problems
While we think all this information will be helpful to you, we always recommend to read the instruction labels on your plants.

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