Re: Anemones??
Given a nice loose soil, both Anemone nemerosa and A.
rannuculoides can spread and make large colorful colonies in
spring.
Bill Plummer
Painted Post, New York
Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "GeneBush" <genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, 05 February, 2000 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] Anemones??
> Hello Cindy,
> I am aware of only two species that can be considered
aggressive in the
> garden. Some may call the invasive under the right
circumstances. A. cylindrica
> and A. canadensis. I do not carry either one in my catalog.
> If I could pick only one anemone for the spring garden it
would be A. nemorosa
> in some form. Easily grown, spreads at a reasonable rate and
does not smother its
> neighbors. Vestal would probably be the first pick in form.
double white that will
> go with anything and hold its own. For fall or late color one of
the Japanese or
> hubehensis hybrid forms. Especially with Aconitum(Monkshoods).
> This is like asking which of my sons I like best.....
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin
Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Johnson <Cidjohnson@AOL.COM>
> Subject: [SG] Anemones??
>
>
> > Hi Gene and everyone else,
> >
> > I'm looking throught the Munchkin catalog at all the different
anemones. I
> > only have one kind that I bought through our garden club and I
do not know
> > which one it is, but it blooms late in the season. I'd like
to try one or
> > two others in a woodland situation of dappled light and sandy
soil, that
> > won't spread tooooo much. I've heard some can be "invasive".
So, if I can
> > only choose one or two, which would you recommend??
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Cindy Johnson
> > White Bear Lake, MN
> > zone 4a
>
