I'm amazed of what I've read, I would never have thought they could be such a problem. The one I've got is a pink one, so that is definitely not being planted in the ground...going to have to be a bigger pot.
They are a nightmare, been trying to eradicate them for 10 years and they still keep coming up. This year one clump has got the better of me and I'll have to attack it again at the end of the season.
I have anemone “Whirlwind” - doesn’t seem to be spreading too much, but frankly I find it a bit disappointing. Doesn’t flower for very long and quickly looks ragged after the smallest rain. Will wait for it to flower this autumn but probably will pull it out to make space for something else. Potentially the reason for not spreading and not prolific flowering is that our garden is very dry and free draining, so not ideal for anemones.
I think they have their place and that place is down the side of our house. Nothing does there apart from the carpet of blue campanula followed by these. Easiest gardening on our property.
I didn't know they grew from root cuttings. I have spent some years trying to get them established. They are not happy in my garden. I will give them away with a warning.
Yes he did. He also mentioned that some people regard them as a big of a thug which would tend to suggest that they're not a problem in every type of soil. On the other hand, he's not had that garden very long so he probably won't have any way of knowing whether they are going to behave themselves or not. He may live to regret planting them in his border. It will be interesting to find out.
I had them when we lived in the Chiltern on chalk and they were lovely. Here on heavy clay they are a nightmare, although a very pretty one. I have one group under decking which have been beheaded, poisoned and smothered and still every year they pop their heads up and laugh at me!
I find Whirlwind delightful here. I think your conditions are probably unsuitable @Big Blue Sky - they prefer wetter ground. Mine have been flowering for a while, and still plenty to go. They make a big clump. I have a taller one [ Andrea Atkinson] which is also very nice.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Potentially the reason for not spreading and not prolific flowering is that our garden is very dry and free draining, so not ideal for anemones.
I think your conditions are probably unsuitable @Big Blue Sky - they prefer wetter ground. Mine have been flowering for a while, and still plenty to go. They make a big clump.
I have a taller one [ Andrea Atkinson] which is also very nice.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...