Anemone coronaria St. Brigid

[ravencallscrows]

The taxonomic name of this flower translates roughly as St. Brigid's circlet (or halo)— the Celtic goddess Brighid got assimilated into post-Christian Ireland as St. Brigid of Kildare.

For those who may not have seen these flowers before but had some interest:







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Comments

[wilson-lizard.livejournal.com]

Very pretty!

Re: Lovely

[wingedelf.livejournal.com]

These were $2.49 each at Flower World in Maltby, IIRC. The butterfly garden was planted from seed, something less than $8.00 at Fred Meyer. The mint plants were also $2.49 each. All in all, fairly cheap.

Ye Ole Fertile Gardener

[hottoastermama.livejournal.com]

You can sow my flower beds anytime.

[stryal.livejournal.com]

Those are absolutly gorgeous!
Okay, more info please...such as...solitary plants or community plants...sun, partial shade or shade? Wet, moist or dry soil. Sandy or clayish or loamy?
I want some of these! BUT...I only can do containers. My landlord has said NO to vegi and herb plants...however, I've had flowers for a while now. AND, is there more than one color variety of this?

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[wingedelf.livejournal.com]

Here are a pair of links with information:
1 (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/bulbs-spring/Anemoco.htm) and 2 (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/bulbs-summer/anemone.html).

They don't seem to be listed as container plants, but with an ideal spacing of 1-2", you may be able to do so.

[urocyon-c.livejournal.com]

I tried some A. coronaria de Caen in a large container a few years back--seeded in some alyssum, too, in the spring--and they did well. The second year, they weren't in such good shape, but I suspect that was due more to the colder-than-usual winter. I think I spaced them more like 3" apart, but a bit closer might work better, particularly without other plants to fill in any gaps.