Too Much Food - :-(
Nelly the Belly
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Oh dear, I was trying to encourage some Japanese Anemones to grow and they were just about to flower and I gave them some organic seaweed fertilizer. I think I must have overdone it as now it is totally dying off, any leaves and flowers/buds have gone brown and very sad looking. I have obviously learnt my lesson here however my question is does anyone know if they will come back next year or shall I bite the bullet and buy another plant for next year? I guess at least I would get some flowers too this year if I bought a new one
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Nelly the Belly, is this a newly planted Japanese Anemone? If so, don't be hard on yourself. They can sometimes take a while to settle in. In fact, quite a few newly planted Japanese Anemones start growing vigorously in their first years. They take a while to settle in. If you think you have over-done the feeding, just water the base more to drain it away, but I doubt you have damaged it. Cut off the bad bits and let it be for now. I personally don't recommend you buy a replacement as these plants will make themselves at home in your borders in years to come.
Agreed with Borderline, Japanese Anemones will certainly make themselves at home in borders once established. Loose, fertile, free-draining soil....they'll be a centre piece within no time
thanks both. It wasn't a new plant however it's been struggling as I think, when we first moved into our house, I pulled it all out thinking it was a weed (doh). luckily it survived but has been struggling (there isn't much left) which is why I thought I'd give it some food. I'll leave it for Now and hopefully I'll be posting beautiful pictures of it soon ?