oops. Have anemone blanda bulbs

not planted. Summer is here, or will be soon, and I have some bulbs I bought at the dollar store and just never planted. You know how it is... weird weather, I was sick, then DH was sick, then weird weather, then...

Anyway, from reading other posts I think I'm supposed to put them in pots and hope they bloom this year. If not, then transplant into the ground and they'll be good for next year and beyond.

Is that the plan?
thx-jo

sounds good to me. i think for my area I was suppose to plant the poppy variety in spring but i planted in the fall came up twice this winter and died then came up this spring and are still blooming. The amandas on another thread were disappointing anyway. I only have 2 blooms and they are dinky. (violet sized?) I think they're fairly hardy though, but I would soak them overnite first before planting

A blanda has finished flowering now and is making seed, it will soon be dormant for the summer. They should be started off in early autumn, if you try to plant them now and they haven't rooted they might rot if they get too wet. I would suggest putting them in dryish peat and try planting in late august to early September and hope they grow. Alternatively you could try planting in pots and make sure they are kept only just moist, they might root if you do it straight away. I started mine in leaf compost in pots outside, that way they didn't get waterlogged and grew well. They always say to soak them but I think this can lead to rot, the corms will take water as they need it more slowly, if they are wet and don't root it means rot.

The poppy type A. coronaria are treated differently, being able to plant in the autumn as well as early spring flowering in late spring to early summer.

Wallaby,
I think I'll try to pot them up.. have several large pots on hand.
More questions --
1) How do i plant them - which side up?
2) How deep?
3) Can I keep the pots on my screen porch (slightly cooler - out of the sun)? This would help to keep the soil uniformly moist.

Since I have 2 dozen, I think I'll try soaking half, and not soaking half.. just to see//
thx
jo

Mine are growing on a north-east facing slope and do very well, so some shade would be ideal. They like it cool.

They are knobbly so just put them in and the shoots come to the top! If there appears to be a more rounded side that would go to the bottom, knobbly bits to the top.

Plant about 2" deep.

Good idea to split them and experiment! I hope they both grow!