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Anemone ‘Wild Swan’ stooped flowering?

skippy.gillskippy.gill Posts: 5
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Hi, I’m hoping this forum can help! I’ve had three anemones growing in the ground and they have flowered magnificently for the last four years, but not this year. Two flowers back in May, plenty of foliage but no more flowers since then. Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions on what to do next? Thank you :)

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Not one I grow @skippy.gill, as I don't feel there's enough difference in them from other varieties. 
    I believe that variety can be short lived though and a bit hit and miss. May seems very early for flowering though.
    Perhaps you could take cuttings or divide if the plants are big enough, and see if that helps as you'd be bringing on young plants to replace the ones you have. Some plants are definitely better being divided every so often to keep their vigour, and that might be the case with that one.
     If you have a photo or two that will also help with any further  advice  from folk who grow it  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Do they normally flower this early? Japanese anemones are usually late summer/autumn flowerers but I haven't grown "Wild Swan" so that one might be different.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    That's what I was wondering re the May flower the OP mentioned @JennyJ.
    August for them here, although the odd weather has got them growing well and they're a bit further on than normal. Still nowhere near proper budding stage yet though. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It's usually August into September here. Mine is Honorine Jobert which is very reliable. I think I've read that Wild Swan is something of a fussy diva.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - it doesn't seem to have a great reputation @JennyJ.
    Mine are Whirlwind [a semi double] and Andrea Atkinson. They start in August as you say, and carry on well through autumn, especially the latter. It's similar to H. Jobert in habit and height etc. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • skippy.gillskippy.gill Posts: 5
    ‘Wild Swan’ should flower in May unlike other anemones which usually start to flower about now in my garden. It is lovely and has usually has masses of flowers. 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Mines not ever started flowering yet. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It does say 'intermittently' from May in that piece, so it's probably more floral later, as with the others. Maybe it needs more cossetting or something. I know lots of folk have said it's a bit iffy.  
    The ones I grow have a darker colour on the backs of the petals, which is why I've never felt the need to buy that one. That seemed to be one of the attractions, and selling points, of it when it came out. 
    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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