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Too Late for Anenome planting?

15 years ago

I have some anenome corms, but have I waited too long to put them in the ground?

Thanks!

Donald

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PKponder TX Z7B
15 years ago
Mine are starting to come up, so maybe not too late. I don't have a definitive answer, just my observations.

Pam
roselee z8b S.W. Texas
15 years ago
If you've already got them go ahead and plant them. It's a little late, but I've planted them late and they produced a few flowers before it got too hot.
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ocdgardener
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15 years ago
I think I'm going to pot some up and place them on the heating tray under lights that I'm using for starting seeds indoors and see if I can make up for some lost time. May as well --- huh?
bobbi_p
15 years ago
No experience, but since these are early spring flowers, I'm not sure I'd choose a heating tray. I'd be more apt to stick them out in the ground and hope for enough cool weather for them to think they were planted at a normal time?????
ocdgardener
Original Author
15 years ago
Bobbi --- makes sense!

I think I'll just do a couple of corms inside just to see what happens ---and the rest will go outside!
cynthianovak
15 years ago
Go ahead and plant them, but be sure to soak them first.

Anemones take about 16 weeks to bloom. That should give you flowers in June. They want "cool greenhouse conditions"
so if the temp of the soil indoors on your heating pad is in the 60's that should be ideal. Or if you have a place that gets those temps longer than they appear outside that might be ideal.

ORRRRR....You could put some in pots and put them outside during the day and bring them into a garage at night...just musing. I didn't get mine in the ground until around Christmas. I'm just starting to see signs of foliage.

BTW what was that gorgeous morning glory on your arbor last summer. Was that the perennial?

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ocdgardener
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Hey Cynthia!

Thanks! I'll keep my fingers crossed for June!

The morning glory was the annual 'Heavenly Blue.' It was only one seedling! Can you imagine if I had planted more!

I'm afraid the arbor may be coming down - it's starting to crumble. If you see a large arbor on sale let me know! :)
bfff_tx
15 years ago
Hi Donald
Cut flower grower here putting in my 2 cents worth.
Yes, it's way too late for Anemones. They should have gone in the ground back in mid November, pretty much at the same time as Ranunculus. They both love to grow at temps of 6o-70 during the days and 40-45 at night. They are also "short-day" crops, they have best flower production when the daylength is less than 12 hours long. For your future growing info.

Soak Anemones overnight in slow running water; pack in damp perlite in mesh bags then in paper bags; store at 35-40 degrees for 30 days then plant. Check the bags regularly to be sure they don't dry out. This will actually give them a head start on their growing season.

Planted in November with prior cold treatment, you will have blooms in Jan/Feb.

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cynthianovak
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Kim
This is fascinating! I've never heard of the 30 day prechill. Is there a place to learn more about this?

Thank you for posting this. Here in the Dallas area, January is typically our coldest month.

I've planted soaked anemones as early as late October early November and they will bloom in about 4 months. I've never chilled them, but I can see how it could really help to chill them and get them going

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