Anemone bulbs are easy to plant. We look at the best way to plant both the 'St Brigid' and 'De caen' varieties. And these are one bulb that is planted with the pointy end facing down.

You can grow both types in containers or in the garden, they need to be planted in early winter and will flower freely from spring to summer.

You can deadhead them to promote a second flush of flowers. Both varieties make good cut flowers, with some be single flowers and some doubles.

If sowing directly into the garden, prepare the soil before planting by weeding well, dig in some compost and plant the same way as we show for containers.

Watch out for snails and slugs on the young seedlings.

You can also use Anemones as cut flowers, make sure you pick them when they around 50% open, as they last longer in a vase that way.

After Care
Do you need to dig the bulbs each year ?

If its well drained soil, and a temperate climates they survive well. Very wet soils and cold winters will rot the bulbs, so in those zones, dig them after the foliage dies back, let them dry and store them in a cool dry place over winter.