My Burncoose ones have settled in nicely and flowered all summer. They are in dappled shade, quite moist. Fingers crossed they get through their second winter.
Been following this thread with interest, as I haven't grown Anemone Wild Swan before, but am proposing it for a client's garden. I thought it would be safest to try and grow it myself first, so I ordered one from Westcountry Nurseries on eBay.
Delighted with the specimen I got in a 9cm pot (along with a Gillenia trifoliata) delivered day after ordering!
Have placed both in a shady bed beneath deciduous trees, alongside Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' (see below). Alkaline clay soil. In my client's garden it will be going somewhere a bit more open, with a little shade from pleached hornbeams to the south, but no overhead trees. Chalky but rich soil with irrigation. Any comments on the suitability of these planting locations gratefully received!
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Agree at the prairie garden they were in an open position, sun and shelter from perennials, the soil well draining, bark paths. Such a suprise to see them growing so well. A beautiful flower
I once had a prairie garden here in Gloucester but had to give it up, the buffalo or (PC bison) kept stampeding all over it when being chased by Injuns!
My plants were growing in a border of very good growing medium, the ordinary soil was bulked up with lots of garden compost, peat, stable manure and washed river sand.
I had been growing two varieties of pink (one Queen Charlotte) and one white one which have grown very well over a few years, I actually had to thin them out last Autumn, so the two WS should also have done well there, but they kicked the bucket!
The survivor was planted in a border facing east to west, much the same soil, only hope it survives the winter, will give it a bit of cover from the rain/wet later!
They were all plug plants, contacted T&M but no reply, Hayloft said they were very difficult to grow, at least they replied more than that other lot did!
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My Burncoose ones have settled in nicely and flowered all summer. They are in dappled shade, quite moist. Fingers crossed they get through their second winter.
Been following this thread with interest, as I haven't grown Anemone Wild Swan before, but am proposing it for a client's garden. I thought it would be safest to try and grow it myself first, so I ordered one from Westcountry Nurseries on eBay.
Delighted with the specimen I got in a 9cm pot (along with a Gillenia trifoliata) delivered day after ordering!
Have placed both in a shady bed beneath deciduous trees, alongside Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' (see below). Alkaline clay soil. In my client's garden it will be going somewhere a bit more open, with a little shade from pleached hornbeams to the south, but no overhead trees. Chalky but rich soil with irrigation. Any comments on the suitability of these planting locations gratefully received!
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at the prairie garden they were in an open position, sun and shelter from perennials, the soil well draining, bark paths. Such a suprise to see them growing so well. A beautiful flower 
I once had a prairie garden here in Gloucester but had to give it up, the buffalo or (PC bison) kept stampeding all over it when being chased by Injuns!
Hi Verdun, finally got around to answering you!
My plants were growing in a border of very good growing medium, the ordinary soil was bulked up with lots of garden compost, peat, stable manure and washed river sand.
I had been growing two varieties of pink (one Queen Charlotte) and one white one which have grown very well over a few years, I actually had to thin them out last Autumn, so the two WS should also have done well there, but they kicked the bucket!
The survivor was planted in a border facing east to west, much the same soil, only hope it survives the winter, will give it a bit of cover from the rain/wet later!
They were all plug plants, contacted T&M but no reply, Hayloft said they were very difficult to grow, at least they replied more than that other lot did!
Cheers