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Anemone pulsatilla - slug bait?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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I have bought a couple of anemone pulsatilla, a purple and a red.
I am dithering about whether to put them in the ground or to keep them safer from slugs in a container. Are they of interest to slugs?
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Do you mean Pulsatilla vulgaris? Pasque flower? If so, I haven't noticed mine having any interest to slugs. They are in a sunny spot with a dry surface though, a damper one might be different. They are quite hairy, including the leaves, which might be a deterrent.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Yes I think I do😊
    I might risk the ground then. Thank you @LG_
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Never been troubled by slugs here, and we have plenty of them. 
    I've got several varieties of pasqueflower- all fine. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Thanks @Fairygirl
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @B3 When you plant them firm them in well.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Thanks @GardenerSuze😊 . Will do.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    The only ones here which are attacked are the new seedlings.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    These are in litre pots and coming into flower @Palustris
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @B3 Never known them to be eaten by slugs. I remember reading one of the Dr Hessayon books years ago which said firm in well. Something I have remembered over time. Choose your spot well as they don't seem to thrive if moved about.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Cambridgerose12Cambridgerose12 Posts: 1,134
    Mine was slugged to death…starting with the flowers. But then, I have superslugs. My sister has slugs, but they like completely different plants. It’s always worth a try.
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