Japanese anemone

Pests & beneficial insects

🐛 Prone to: Flea beetles

Flea beetles

Chrysomelidae (Alticini)

Shot-holes in seedling leaves, and a beetle that jumps when you lean in.

, Caterpillars

Caterpillars

Lepidoptera larvae

Holes, droppings, and a pest you can simply pick off by hand.

, Slugs

Slugs

Gastropoda

Ragged, smooth-edged holes and slime trails, all of it done overnight.

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Attract Ground beetles

Ground beetles

Carabidae

Night-active ground hunters, taking slugs, cutworms and leatherjackets at soil level.

, Parasitic wasps

Parasitic wasps

Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and relatives

Pinhead-sized, stingless, and lethal to aphids and caterpillars from the inside.

to keep them in check — plant Alsike CloverGood, Berseem CloverGood and Common VetchGood nearby.

Companion Planting

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  Alpine Strawberry
  

  Alpine StrawberryGreat pair

  • ❧Alpine Strawberry attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Flea beetles and Slugs that attack Japanese anemone
  • ❧Alpine Strawberry acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Japanese anemone
  • ❧Japanese anemone gives Alpine Strawberry sheltering shade in the heat of summer
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  Celeriac
  

  CeleriacGreat pair

  • ❧Celeriac attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Flea beetles and Caterpillars that attack Japanese anemone
  • ❧Celeriac acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Japanese anemone
  • ❧Japanese anemone gives Celeriac sheltering shade in the heat of summer
• 
  Chervil
  

  ChervilGreat pair

  • ❧Chervil attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Flea beetles and Caterpillars that attack Japanese anemone
  • ❧Chervil acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Japanese anemone
  • ❧Japanese anemone gives Chervil sheltering shade in the heat of summer

How to grow Japanese anemone

Grow: Partial sun

Water: Medium · Height: 150 cm · Soil: Moist but well-drained and fertile soils that are not allowed to dry out. Avoid planting in wet soils.