Re: Anemone De Caen
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Anemone De Caen
- From: L* M*
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 15:56:57 -0600
At 02:35 PM 02/21/00 -0500, Val wrote:
>
>I must admit that I succumbed today during a visit to a Lowe's Home
>Improvement store and bought a bag of 18 Anemone De Caen. At only $1.77, I
>figured that the risk was minimal. Planting instructions were as follows:
>
>1. Dig a hole (!!!)
>2. Plant the tuber 2" below surface.
>3. Cover the hole with soil and water.
>
>Yep.
It's almost that simple, but not quite. Believe it or not, there is a top
and a bottom to these guys. Look for a faint circle--that's up. If you
can't make make out a circle, plant them on their sides.
> However, does
>this variety's foliage melt away, too, in the summer heat? Because it
>blooms in July, which is the most murderous time of year here, I was
>wondering if they really will thrive.
I find that they get a little tired looking in the heat. Since they
tolerate some shade, can you plant them in a spot where they are shaded
during the hottest part of the day?
Leslie
zone 3 southern Manitoba
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