EVERYTHING is available .. mail order ...

but my first thought.. not being form CA..

is yes you are doing it wrong .....

what you are doing wrong.. is burning gas.. instead of the ether of the web ...

i have this old technology ... you dial up suppliers.. and give them your credit card... and packages mysteriously appear a week or so later.. lol ...

see link .. call someone ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: and using the latin name will get you even further ...

Well, .......

Obviously I have tried searching the net multiple times for this, made phone calls, etc. Nothing available locally that I can find, and prohibitive shipping costs for the number of plants I'd need to order online. Plus I've sometimes been disappointed with the quality of plants I've received from online purchases, even from reputable plant sites. Hence the reason for my post asking for helpful information from anyone who might be able to actually help or point me in a more helpful direction. I will continue to hope for that.

Do you have plants you could divide and offer here? I'd hit up the trade forum here and see if you can find someone offering. My experience with Japanese anemone is they like to spread (I planted some this year gifted from a family friend with an overgrown patch) so you may have some luck, and all it would cost is postage.

PrincessGrace, that's a great idea but I'm afraid I don't have much to offer in trade. I do have quite a few agave attenuata, but I don't imagine they're particularly rare or sought after. But it's worth a shot -- thanks for the idea.

In these parts, Japanese anemones usually make an appearance in nurseries during the spring-early summer planting season. This is usually because fall planted anemones are hard to overwinter if they do not have a decent root system established before the onset of freezing weather. In your area, you will probably not have that problem, but I wonder if your local suppliers might be using the same sources that provide anemones to other regions in spring? If that is the case, you might have better luck waiting until spring to find your plants.

well .. good for you ... i had to start with the obvious answer ...

i was wondering about timing ... and whether you were looking in the wrong season ...

anyway ... good luck with your search... i have plants on my want list for a decade.. and have still not given up ..

i wish you luck

ken

Ispahan, you make a good point. I will try again in the spring. Ken, thanks for the good wishes. I will keep these plants on my "want" list until I find them. It just surprises me that these particular plants are so hard to come by, at least in this area.

Call the large garden centers in your area.
Ask if they sell Japanese Anemones during the year.
If yes, ask when.
Then ask if they will have the cultivar you want.
If they say "No," ask if they will order for you.
If they say "Yes," ask if they will hold one (or more?) for you.
If they say "No," ask "When will the Japanese Anemones arrive?"
Then be there.