>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. -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil