ANEMONES OF AUTUMN FLOWERING ON THE BLACK SEA COAST OF KRASNODAR TERRITORY

In the modern classification, the Hubei anemone and its subspecies are united by the general term Anemone scabiosa, but the former collective name of the group – Japanese anemone - has also been preserved. These are plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae L.). Breeding work was carried out in Europe, natural forms of the Hubei anemone were used during crossing, but most hybrids were obtained as a result of work with the grape-leaved anemone (Anemone vitifolia) and the Japanese subspecies of the Hubei anemone. The hybrid cultivars obtained as a result of interspecific breeding are called Anemone × hybrida. The studied species of anemones are perennial plants with horizontal rhizomatous shoots, as well as a few (2–4 pcs.) thick roots extending to a depth of more than 30 cm. In July–August, flower stalks bearing numerous buds appear above the leaf rosettes of the Japanese anemone and the hybrid anemone. In August–September, depending on weather conditions, flower stalks with bud’s form into umbrella-shaped inflorescences. One plant can have from 3–5 to 15 peduncles. All parts of the Japanese and hybrid anemone plants are very decorative, so they are recommended for flower decoration of gardens in the form of groups among trees and shrubs. In landscape design, various cultivars of autumn flowering anemones are considered ideal partners for rhododendron, hydrangea, aconite, black bugbane, bugbane, hosta and geranium. The study included two cultivars of Anemone scabiosa – ‘Hadspen Abundance’, ‘Pamina’ and two cultivars of hybrid anemone – ‘Max Vogel’, ‘Andrea Atkinson’. Studies of the autumn flowering anemone collection were carried out in closed ground conditions (unheated greenhouse), the plants were planted in ridges. The germination phase of the studied cultivars is in August–September. The earliest flowering, as well as budding, is recorded in ‘Max Vogel’ cultivar, then in the ‘Hadspen Abundance’ and ‘Andrea Atkinson’ cultivars five and ten days later, respectively. ‘Pamina’ cultivar was the last to bloom. The duration of anemone flowering in the experiment averaged 55 days. The cultivar ‘Andrea Atkinson’ has the longest flowering duration, while ‘Max Vogel’ has the smallest one.