About
Anemone x fulgens 'Multipetala' is a clump-forming perennial that typically reaches a height of around 30 cm. It features rounded to oval, deeply lobed leaves that are mid-green in color, with lobed and serrated leaflets. In spring, this plant produces solitary flowers with narrow petals, displaying a scarlet-vermillion hue, measuring up to 7 cm in diameter.
About the genus
Anemone consists of herbaceous perennials characterized by their fibrous, rhizomatous, or tuberous root systems. The leaves are palmately lobed, and the flowers typically take the form of saucers, each usually featuring five petals.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a light, sandy soil, in full sun, it is best to keep dry while dormant in summer but will tolerate summer rain without protection. May need winter mulch protection in cold areas. See anemone cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division of tubers in summer when they are dormant
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf eelworms and damage from caterpillars and slugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Powdery mildews