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Are these Anemones invasive?

msqingxiaomsqingxiao Posts: 482
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I bought two Anemones as 9cm plants two years ago, one is Anemone multifida 'Rubra', the other is Anemone Hupehensis 'Rose Shades'. I have the impression that Anemones can be suckering and invasive, so I've been keeping them growing in pots. The pots are not very big so they don't seem to be very happy in it, and the Hupehensis never flowered. Now I wonder what I can do with them. Is Anemone multifida also suckering or is it fine to go into the ground pls? And how do you keep your Anemone Hupehensis? Thanks!

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited May 2023
    @msqingxiao I do know that the pink Japanese Anemone Queen Charlotte is a complete thug. I have seen it go under a garden wall and come up the other side. A hupehensis is more compact and I wouldn't be too concerned but cautious. My soil is clay which may affect growth too.
    Your other form is new to me so I can offer no help sorry.

    The whites are the 'stars of the show', for some reason they don't seem so invasive. Lovely in Autumn in a shady spot.
    They look easy to lift and split but infact they are not easy at all. You think you have found a root but nothing! As long as you have a small piece of root you can give it a go with plenty of water elsewhere. Hopeless if you try to do this in a pot. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • msqingxiaomsqingxiao Posts: 482
    GardenerSuze said:
    @msqingxiao I do know that the pink Japanese Anemone Queen Charlotte is a complete thug. I have seen it go under a garden wall and come up the other side. A hupehensis is more compact and I wouldn't be too concerned but cautious. My soil is clay which may affect growth too.
    Your other form is new to me so I can offer no help sorry.

    The whites are the 'stars of the show', for some reason they don't seem so invasive. Lovely in Autumn in a shady spot.
    They look easy to lift and split but infact they are not easy at all. You think you have found a root but nothing! As long as you have a small piece of root you can give it a go with plenty of water elsewhere. Hopeless if you try to do this in a pot. 
    Thank you! I'll put them in the ground then. We've got clay soil here too.  :)
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