Anemone nemorosa, or, as it is also called, anemone, is a plant that is often used in medicine as a cure for a number of diseases. The flower gradually disappears in nature, so it was added to the Red Book. This is due to the fact that it has remarkable decorative qualities, which is why it is often disrupted. And since the flower is very fragile, after it is torn down, the root system also collapses. It resembles a snowdrop, as it looks very gentle and sweet and sways even from a weak whiff of the wind. It begins to bloom in early spring and is a sign of the beginning of this heat. Further in the article we will take a closer look at the anemone Dubravnaya, provide a description of the external characteristics with photos and tell how to grow this wonderful spring flower at home.
- Botanical description
- Habitats
- Choosing a place to grow
- Planting anemone
- Peculiarities of care
- Beneficial features
Botanical description
An anemone has a straight stalk that can grow up to 20 cm in height. The leaves are divided into three parts. At the end of the stem, a single white flower is formed, sometimes pink and light gray shades can also be found.
Anemone flowers usually have six petals. Flowering occurs around April and lasts until May.In June, the fruit is formed, which has many seeds inside the seed box. 
Today, there are many varieties of oak anemone that can be grown on home garden plots. These flowers can decorate lawns and flower beds.
Some varieties differ semi-double and double flowers. Buds can be purple, blue and even red. If you provide a plant decent care, it can bloom in the third year of growth in a new place.
If you do not interfere with the plant, it will create a large beautiful flower thickets. In the first decades of the summer, the part located above the ground dies.
Habitats
The plant is an anemone of the forest dwell in the forest zone of the Mediterranean, Western Europe and the European part of Russia. 
Anemone is distributed in broadleaf types of forests, less commonly found in spruce-broadleaf forests. If the flower was seen in the spruce forest, this will be evidence that oaks previously grew here, which were later replaced by fir trees.
Choosing a place to grow
For the cultivation of an artificial anemone attractive for its external characteristics, as well as the period and duration of flowering. The flower gives its beauty when the rest of the ornamental plants in the garden only wake up after wintering. 
In addition, the anemone is perennial, which allows it to please the grower’s eye for ten years, or even longer. A very nice addition is also the fact that the anemone is resistant to diseases and pests. The latter is due to the fact that the flower is poisonous and does not have to taste like harmful bugs and various insects.
Anemone nemorosa flower prefers light, but slightly shaded areas of the garden. Expose it to scorching direct sunlight is not worth it. The best option would be a place under the wide crowns of trees. 
It is desirable to provide the soil of sandy type, wet and humus. At the same time, it is necessary to keep the soil moist during the whole season, even after the upper part of the plant has died. Also, the land should be loose and fertile.
Planting anemone
At home, to grow an anemone from seed will be quite difficult. So it is better to resort to the method of dividing the bush. After digging the bushes will be well divided into parts. The division should be done in July, when not all the leaves will finally die out. 
When planting, it is not necessary to deepen the flowers unnecessarily in the ground, a depth of about 5 cm, maximum - 8-10 cm. Watering plants now is also not worth it.
Also in the process of planting anemones you need to ensure that the root neck is located at ground level.Anemone is usually quite easy to take root in the new site.
If it was decided to sow the seeds, it is advisable to do this before winter. 
Spring sowing is also allowed, but only with the observance of preliminary cold stratification. The first seedlings can be seen in 15-20 days. Seedlings will be able to bloom in the second year.
Peculiarities of care
It is very simple to care for this forest plant listed in the Red Book.
The first thing to talk about watering. It is very important to moisturize the soil under the plant during the period when there is an active growth of flowers, as well as their budding. 
At the same time we should not carry out weeding, because the roots of the anemone are very close to the surface. Remove weeds should be after the water is fully absorbed into the soil, it should be done only manually and with extreme caution.
It is also worth knowing that the anemones are quite drought-resistant, so if the gardener will not be able to water the flowers on his own, they may well have enough moisture from the precipitation. 
It will be necessary to feed plants with fertilizers only one or two years after planting. In this case, the use of manure is unacceptable, since it will be fatal for anemones.
Organic liquid fertilizer is best suited. Make them should be at the stage of budding flowers.
As for complex mineral fertilizers, they are introduced at the stage of anemone blooming. But it is also impossible to overfeed the flowers, since in this case they will lose the buds.
For winter, it is better to dig up the anemone and place it in containers with moistened sand or peat. Such boxes should be stored in a dark and slightly cool place, for example, in the basement or in the cellar. 
From time to time peat or sand will need to be watered so that the plant tubers will not dry out. If the planted plants are not planned to be dug out, then they will need to be sprinkled with sand, peat and compost, and covered with leaves over the top.
In early spring, a greenhouse can be constructed over the plot, which will help stimulate the growth of new shoots.
Beneficial features
Due to the fact that the wood anemone contains a large amount of vitamin C, saponin, alkaloids, organic acids and other elements, the plant has many healing properties.
- Antifungal. Able to detrimental effect on various fungal formations.
- Sedative. It soothes and also has an antispasmodic effect.
- Painkiller Removes or lowers pain.
- Expectorant. It reduces the viscosity of sputum and helps their rapid elimination.
- Bactericidal. It can neutralize the action of pathogens of various kinds of infectious diseases.
- Sudorific. Increases the body's ability to excrete salts and toxins.
Based on the various healing characteristics of anemones, they are included in the composition of medicines for migraine, eczema, rheumatism, dermatitis, purulent wounds, gout, and sexual weakness of women and men.But at the same time it is important to remember that pure anemone is poisonous! Use drugs in which there is such a plant, as well as the use of tinctures from anemones is necessary only after consulting a doctor and only in limited quantities.
Anemone for further use is collected at the stage of its flowering, and then dried in a shady area under temperature conditions not exceeding 40 ° C. After that, the dried plant can be stored for no longer than a year in glass jars.
Anemone nemorosa is considered a harbinger of real spring. It is tender and fragile, but at the same time very much loved by many growers. It does not require special care, so even an amateur gardener will be able to grow it on its plot.
