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Anemone RUFFLED Swan
I grow Anemone Wild Swan ....a beauty flowering all summer. Love it 
anyone growing Ruffled Swan or Dreaming Swan?
Whilst picking your brains, anyone growing perovskia Lacey Blue? The well known variety is a little too vigorous here so an opinion on this newer variety appreciated folks
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Where's my twelve bore!
Not yet, but I've ordered Ruffled Swan for Spring delivery. Wild swan did really well this year and I think ruffled is a taller version. Got a spot for it next to a purple phormium.
I haven't grown Ruffled or Dreaming, but have heard they are not so tempermental as Wild Swan (I spoke to Rosie Hardy, whose nursery introduced it a few years ago). A few of us forumites visited "Kathy's Garden" near Bedford last September, and she had several patches of both Dreaming and Ruffled doing very well. They are taller than Wild Swan, and like it wetter than the ordinary Japanese anemones.
I'd be interested to see how you get on if you decide to give them a go
I had two Wild Swans, one from England, present from a friend and one from France. They both died, don't know why, unless it's the heat here in summer.
My wild swan died too. But I can't seem to even get the 'thug' types to get going in my garden. Interesting to hear that the new ones are not so temperamental. Might be tempted to give them a go..
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I actually got two to flower, the flowers were very small, then they both kicked the bucket!
Amen!
Love all varieties but they do not grow brilliantly in my shaded garden and only last about a month at most.