DeCaen Anemone bulbs

Does anyone know if these will sprout and/or bloom the first spring after fall planting?

They should do both. I've had some that will did just that. I planted them in the fall around the end of September and the next spring I had flowers.

Where did you get them? Most places that you order from will have planted ready to grow and flower.

My daughter ordered them (20) for me from a bulb catalog - when I planted them, they were about the size of a quarter, but very hard and gnarled-looking. Put them in the front of a new north bed so they'll get morning sun all spring & summer.

If you planted them about 2" deep, they should be just fine. Post pics when they come up, if you can.

Your lovely Anemone's will be fine, I normally soak mine in warm water overnight before planting them out as this fattens the dry corms up a bit, but it is not a must do thing, they come in lovely colours of deep purple, white, pink ect and are wonderful picked for a vase. they always remind me of my grand mother for some reason, good luck. Weenel.

That's about as deep as I planted them, so hopefully they'll thrive - never posted pics online before, but I need to learn, right? WeeNel, I thought seriously about soaking them, but I was afraid if we had a wet fall and winter they might mildew or something, now I wish I had - we're pretty dry. The catalog pics looked very colorful, sort of like poppies - both my grannies were flower-lovers. I inherited an iris that belonged to my great-granny. Never had the pleasure of meeting her, but my granny called it "Blue Boy".

good luck - i planted de caens and blandas last fall (i soaked mine) and got not a one to come up... This year i'm trying again with blandas that i got super cheap - and i've saved some to plant early spring, because some people say that might work here in the NE.
that is really cool to have a family heirloom iris!

amy
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Have you checked to see if these are on the invasive list? I planted some anemone as well to learn that they can be extremely invasive, but thankfully I didn't plant very many and in a spot where I hope to be able to contain them. Good Luck!

boy did they not invade me!
how on earth is st. james MO zone 6 and so am i here in CT, the ex STL girl asks wonderingly...

Let me see if I can find the thread that I found when looking them up.
The last few days I think it may have felt like we should be in zone 2, so who knows! LOL
It is totally amazing to me how the zones jump around!

Ok, I found that way too easy! LOL

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/752967/

Misty-Where is St. James from El Dorado Springs? My youngest daughter moved there about 6 mos. ago and is having trouble adjusting to the cold weather, the awful wind and hard water. She loves cannas and will have to dig them (we don't have to here in zone 7) and winter them over in her garage. Told the little twit to stay put, but do they ever listen??

Amy-I just want the silly things to come up and bloom (now I have my doubts- I'm sure you're a better gardener than me)...don't care if they're invasive, I can always thin them out. Got them in the front to, hopefully, fall over the native rock (stole them from the national forest road where a grader had pushed them to the side - nothing like a 5-finger discount!) I stacked up to make my flower bed perimeter. I have a houseplant that I've had since it was given to me at my oldest daughter's baby shower and she was 30 in Nov. Some things I can grow, but time will tell with the anemones.

LOL drtihanz5! Sorry, but I don't have a clue where El Dorado Springs is? We are half way between St. Louis and Springfield is that helps any? Our neighbor has Cannas that come back year after year, and all he does is mulch them and cut the leaves off just before the first frost and lays them over the bed. Of course he has a large bed, which means a lot of foliage, but it does work. I would have her leave some in the ground next go round and have her protect them and see what comes out the next Spring. But be sure to keep some just in case. I left one small one out protected, and then some that are hardy covered with a think layer of mulch and leaves. Tell her good luck, cause I have been here all my life and I still hate the cold!

Thanks, Misty, I'll tell her and I know she'll appreciate the advice because she has babies 15 months apart and not much time for gardening (or anything else). She's about an hour northwest of Springfield, not far from the KS stateline. Her neighbors who have cannas told her they have to dig & store them and her little red-haired heart sunk!

Jan

Hi Jan, that poor thing having babies so close! My first two were 2 1/2 years apart and I thought that got rough at times! She is quite a ways from me then, but she is much closer to Tropicman, which keeps many things alive in his neck of the woods that shouldn't make it! He is great at tropicals, you should look him up. He hangs out in the Tropical Gardening forum a lot and has MANY great pics to share! He will be able to tell her what is best in her area, but I bet you he could lift your Lil Red Heads spirit a bit!
Wish her luck for me!
Tammy

Don't think the De Cannes will be any problems with invasiveness in that zone, wish mine were a bit more invasive here in Scotland, had the same bunch in the same area for years and they dont go walk about, but some from the wilder species do, good luck. WeeNel.

Amy: What's an "STL" girl?? Just curious...
Tammy: Thanks for the referral, I'll pass it along. Between you and me, I think she regrets the move, she's homesick and misses ole mom, but reality bites and most times you must bite back and work it on out. Gardening has always been good therapy for me and hopefully for her, too. My older two are nearly 2 1/2 years apart, also!
WeeNel: The thing that worries me most is our hot, mostly humid summers here, even if the anemones start out well. Can't be sure, but I think one has sprouted. Kwanjin's did well, but she's two zones north of me. What zone are you in? I'm in the process of moving my elderly mom to a better nursing home, so I may not be able to visit this website for awhile, but I'll be back when I can.

Jan

Jan, you are quite welcome! Have her get in touch with me too if she would like. I'd be happy to help her along! LOL Gardening is GREAT therapy in my opinion, too! That Kwanjin is a good girl, isn't she?! Just love her! :) I'm not Amy, but STL stands for St. Louis. :) Sorry to hear about having to move your Mom, too! Good luck and hurry back!
Tammy

Dear Jan, dont envy your task of moving your dear Mum, hope she gets settled in Ok so you can relax knowing she has settled and being cared for.
As for our Zone here in Scotland, wish I knew, it goes from say 3/4 up to about 7/8 but not always every year, this year we have probably been hovering around 4/5 for summer, but it was also very cold evening and really wet most of the summer months, my garden never knew if it was coming or going, and my veg plot was a disaster, I always have a glut of greenhouse tomatoes in summer, they flowered, but never really set fruit, when they did, it was tool cold and late in the season to get fruit but hey, that's what gardening is about eh. will I do it all again this year, you bet, cant wait, my Daff's are about a foot high, so something is stirring, my Snowdrops are all blooming too. Happy gardening. Weenel.

thanks for translating for me, misty! i thought i replied here last week, but now i remember my computer ate it, and i never went back...
Yes, st. louis city for the 1st 29 years of my life!

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LOL You are quite welcome! :)

I planted some in fall (oops! Should have saved for spring planting in my zone)
they come up so many days after they are planted. Mine came up twice and froze twice. The third time they came up in April and bloomed during the week of freeze that we had in April when everything else froze. I was going to say I lost them but I'll wait and see if they come up this spring.
I think the invasive anemones are the Japanese anemones which bloom in fall.
i had the red poppy anemones.I also planted blandas but they were very bland and disappointing, the size of a violet.

Hi everyone, I'm back. Got mom all settled in her new care center and she's getting acquainted and great news - my anemones really have sprouted! only a few so far but considering we've had sleet, freezing rain and several past days of very cold temps (so weird-now it's into the high 50's) I think they're going to do okay. The cold didn't seem to affect the sprouts-they look healthy. As it warms toward spring, hopefully they'll all sprout, and I suppose, like most bulbs, they'll multiply every year. Don't mind filling in a little with annuals, but my goal is to have mostly perennials. Have annuals in four large planters and four hanging baskets every summer and as I get older, that's a lot of work. Plus, I love seeing stuff "come back" (as my granny used to say) every spring. Then there's the weeding, mowing and weed-eating, too...makes me sweaty and tired just thinking about what's to come, but it's a labor of love.

Jan