@Woodgreen ah what a shame. I'm not sure what condition mine came in because I had no idea what to expect. Definitely, very strange to plant. I know I soaked them first, then I think I just made little cuts in the soil to put them in! They're such pretty plants.
I've had a lot of Sarah Raven disappointments this year. I received some gift vouchers for my birthday so I've kept buying from them regardless, but my last order was a lavandula hidcote that had almost no foliage at all (I thought it was evergreen??) and 3/4 of the branches had been snapped off. Most of the stuff I bought in autumn was also very sad. At least the 9cm scabiosas that just arrived look very healthy!
Anemone nemorosa..more than likely the rhizomes had dried out. Far better to get them when in flower. ( like snowdrops). Either from a good garden centre or rare plant fair etc. Then you can chose white, blue ..single or double or just plain weird like Anemone nemerosa green finger.
great tip @Silver surfer, thanks. I planted snowdrop bulbs which had also dried out, so I bought some potted ones a couple of months ago. I'll keep a lookout for anemone in the green too!
They do need moisture, and even then , they take a while to settle and grow from the little rhizomes. I've had mine for a couple of years, and they're only really getting going now, and some haven't flowered yet, despite having a good location. I think they would struggle a bit to get through those plants - whatever they turn out to be. The foliage is quite delicate. They do best when there's nothing around them to block their progress, which is why they're at their best in deciduous woodland.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Your seedlings look like the forgetmenots in my garden, although all mine have little flower buds or open flowers on so maybe Fairygirl is right with knapweed. If you leave them in, keep us posted
They just keep growing! The leaves look very different now. Still no flower heads to be seen. Does anyone know what they are from this new photo (tall ones in front of the crab apple and behind the strawberry pot, with hairy leaves sticking out)
At my last house I planted anemone nemorosa in a woodlandy bit and they didn't come up. I repeated it and then actually saw a mouse eating one, so I think they were eaten by mice.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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I've had a lot of Sarah Raven disappointments this year. I received some gift vouchers for my birthday so I've kept buying from them regardless, but my last order was a lavandula hidcote that had almost no foliage at all (I thought it was evergreen??) and 3/4 of the branches had been snapped off. Most of the stuff I bought in autumn was also very sad. At least the 9cm scabiosas that just arrived look very healthy!
Far better to get them when in flower. ( like snowdrops).
Either from a good garden centre or rare plant fair etc.
Then you can chose white, blue ..single or double or just plain weird like Anemone nemerosa green finger.
https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=11713966@N02&sort=date-taken-desc&text=anemone nemorosa&view_all=1
Below Anemone nemerosa Blue Eye.
I think they would struggle a bit to get through those plants - whatever they turn out to be. The foliage is quite delicate. They do best when there's nothing around them to block their progress, which is why they're at their best in deciduous woodland.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Apologies for the sideways image
Corncockle perhaps?