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Anemone coronaria

I like these plants expecially for their delicate, fairy-like appearance. They have their particular place in European flora and history.

I love this flower. Sometimes the tubers (bulbs?) have overwintered in my Zone 5 - sometimes not! If I do not see them break dormancy in late spring, I simply plant another bunch (or two or three). I cannot recommend a specific exposure for Zone 5 - I have had them come back in an exposed area while not coming back in a protected area! But they are inexpensive enough to simply plant some every fall & spring to be assured of having them!

These flowers resemble poppies when in bloom. They do not last very long, but the basal is pretty. Occasionally they will bloom at different times on different plants in the same location.

My garden has been graced by lovely Anemones of mixed colors for about three years. Originally I planted corms that I bought. Each year their number increases and I'm not certain if this is from natural increase in the corms or from the seeds they produce which I spread in the flower bed in the spring, as they are produced.
In the wild, a variety of smaller, red Anemones returns to the fields of Israel in the winter annually.
I am interested in knowing if anyone can recommend a method of breaking seed dormancy for these plants so as to try to garden-grow them in the summer.

Very showy flowers, but tempermental. I can grow them in zone 5 with 30% becoming perennial in nature. The blues and pinks are stunning flowers. They will reportedly produce up to 20 flowers per tuber in one season. I think the most I've gotten off one tuber is 10. It doest increase the sucess rate by soaking the tubers before planting. They usually bloom in late spring to early summer, and occasionally re-bloom in fall.

Grown from tuberous rooting. Some gardeners soak tubers for a few hours before planting. They are short lived in warmer areas, and are often treated as annuals. Best if planted in a spot that gets shade every day. Common large-flowered, showy anemone valued for cutting and for spectacular color in spring borders. Finely divided green leaves. Flowers red, blue, tones and mixtures of these colors, and white, 1 1/2- 2 1/2 in. across, borne singly on 6-18 in. stems.