UK bulbs - anemone nem.
Diane Whitehead (Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:32:18 PDT)
I saw Diane's photo of her new Anemone nemorosa variant.
There are two flowers in that picture. The one on the right is her new
variant, right? But what is the one on the left? If that is Vestal, it is
not like the Vestal I grow. Mine has a much shorter, tidier central tuft.
I've heard that there are more than one Vestal making the rounds. Evidently
Vestal broke her vows once or twice.
Jim,
The anemone I grow with the tufted centre is one that gets passed
around here. I've had it about 35 years and I can't remember who
gave it to me. It was not growing in my grandparents' gardens,
though, so probably isn't really old.
No one ever had a name for it, unless someone called it "the double
anemone", but when we saw some pictures of 'Vestal', Victoria
gardeners decided that might be its name.
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Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil