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floral_uk 8/9 (
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Mon, Apr 28, 14 at 10:24
| A while back a post on here referred to Anemone sylvestris. I hadn't come across it before and I decided I could probably squeeze some in so I actually ordered two plants RETAIL ;-) Normally I scrounge, propagate or visit the reduced shelves at the garden centre. They arrived today and I was impressed by the cunning little mini carriable three pot green house they came in. That in turn was inside a very solid cardboard box. I'm definitely keeping the carrier for future use. Anyone got any tips for the Anemones or packaging tales - good or bad? |
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| I lost all my Anemone sylvestris several years ago, but it was totally my fault. Originally they were planted with an Eastern exposure with just a bit of shade from a large tree. They still received a lot of morning sun. They thrived. Then in the process of redoing that bed, I moved them to a total bright shade area. After a couple of seasons in this area they disappeared. Moral of story: Give 'em sun for at least part of the day. This is one of those plants I never thought I would be without because they self-sowed so much. The seedling popped up everywhere in that original bed. In fact, they were a bit annoying because they liked to grow right-smack-in-the-middle of other plants. I pulled seedlings like crazy. Now I'm without. If I remember, individual plants aren't terribly long-lived - maybe 3 seasons or so, so don't kill off all of the offspring. Kevin As far as packaging goes, I'm just grateful fewer and fewer mail order places are using stryo peanuts. |
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| Oh dear - the place they are going is dappled shade. What I read about it said it was suitable for a woodland garden. I hope they don't peter out here. Do you remember if snails/slugs went for them? |
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| I think it's always difficult discussing shade and dappled shade and part sun and all that. I tend to push the limits with sun because it generally just works better for me. Maybe it's my climate - not sure. Hopefully others will chime in with their experiences, I really don't have any issues to speak of with slugs and we don't have snails, so I can't comment on that. One other thing: The reason these things tend to self sow in the middle other plants is because of their seeds. They're like little puffs of cotton, so they catch on other plants when the winds blows them. Kevin |
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- Posted by mxk3 z5b/6 MI (My Page) on
Mon, Apr 28, 14 at 13:35
| They are part-shade plants, they'll do fine in dappled shade but don't do well in dry soil. They are quite lovely in spring, especially if they decide to bloom at the same time as the brunnera :0). My biggest complaint is the foliage can get a little weedy some years, and if it's one thing I don't like it's weedy foliage. I have them tucked into a bed where I can't see the foliage easily from my main vantage point yet I can enjoy the brilliant white swaying flowers in the spring. I think you'll be happy with them. :0) |
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| "I really don't have any issues to speak of with slugs and we don't have snails..." Be grateful ;-) |
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| I ordered a slew of O. grasses from Santa Rosa Gardens a couple years ago. They used these neat nifty stretchy "socks" that slip over the 4" potted plants. Since I do a lot of plant trading by mail, these socks are great & I got about 4 dozen of 'em. They just slip right over the pot, zip, yer done-- keeps the soil in the pot during shipping & cinches up the plant. After having to spend hours in the past wrapping pots + plants in damp newspaper, paper towels, saran wrap or whatever else I could lay hands on, this was a damn handy extra "gift" to get in the mail. |
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| Thanks everyone for the info on this plant. They're planted now so fingers crossed. |
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| I can now reply to my own question about whether slugs/snails go for Anemone sylvestris. The answer, I'm afraid, is yes. One of my new two plants has been eaten down to the ground and if I hadn't stuck a label in would be unlocatable. The other is hanging on and has now got a protective band of slug pellets. |
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| I have a little colony of them under a Mock Orange, such a pretty little thing, mine have just about finished blooming. Snails seem to have left them alone, they're too busy attacking my beans among other things. Annette |
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| Latest update - both plants entirely eaten to the soil. Despite slug pellets. Another plant I am not destined to enjoy. |
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| What a shame because here in Baltimore they seem to be rather aggressive and almost always REbloom in the fall. |
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