Ranunculus 2010

[Maggi Young]

Does anyone know if Anemone eranthoides and A. baissunensis can be grown outside and where?

Mark, both these Anemones are susceptible to summer wet , even needing a drier season,as opposed to just tolerating a wettish season,   so I would be doubtful about trying them outside anywhere in the UK   

[mark smyth]

well .... from the time I have had them they have stayed outside all summer and winter until buds appear  The other has never flowered.

[Maggi Young]

I'm interested to hear that, Mark..... your summers can be pretty good, though, can't they?

[Lesley Cox]

Darren, I have done the pollination of R. cortusaefolius x asiaticus but as yet, they're young and no flowers. I'm not even sure that the seedlings are the cross. However, it is possible and has been done successfully by an Australian friend. I've seen the plants in flower and they are lovely, with variation between bronzy yellows to almost reds. Cortusaefolius is the seed parent. Here is a picture, spring 2008.

[Lesley Cox]

Somewhere I have a picture of the plant in flower, from which the one in the glass was picked. Can't find it at present. My friend has been doing this cross for several years and says the seedlings are sterile.

[ranunculus]

Gorgeous flower, flower!   

[mark smyth]

Not really Maggi. Last year April was hot as was September. In between it rained.

Maybe one of my troughs would be good. Moist in the winter and dry in the summer.

[Maggi Young]

In a trough it would be easier to give them a cover if the weather was too wet, i suppose.

[TheOnionMan]

Darren, I have done the pollination of R. cortusaefolius x asiaticus but as yet, they're young and no flowers. I'm not even sure that the seedlings are the cross. However, it is possible and has been done successfully by an Australian friend. I've seen the plants in flower and they are lovely, with variation between bronzy yellows to almost reds. Cortusaefolius is the seed parent. Here is a picture, spring 2008.

Lesley, a striking plant, the dark buds are attractive too, but the orange-red flower, let me put my sunglasses on.

[mark smyth]

In a trough it would be easier to give them a cover if the weather was too wet, i suppose.

and would if I remember to cover a tuber I can't see!

[Lesley Cox]

Who are you calling flower, flower?

[Maggi Young]

Who are you calling flower, flower?

A digression......
Does anyone else remember fondly, as I do, in the film Bambi, the young Bambi  leaning down, sniffing a huge patch of flowers, then standing up, with a butterfly on his nose and a Skunk appearing in the middle of the flowers: Bambi looks at the Skunk and says "Flower!"  
Ahhh! I remember it well.... I had a "Viewmaster" with a  Bambi  disc on it 8  (actually, up in the loft, I probably still have it!)

[Gail]

Who are you calling flower, flower?

A digression......
Does anyone else remember fondly, as I do, in the film Bambi, the young Bambi  leaning down, sniffing a huge patch of flowers, then standing up, with a butterfly on his nose and a Skunk appearing in the middle of the flowers: Bambi looks at the Skunk and says "Flower!"  
Ahhh! I remember it well.... I had a "Viewmaster" with a  Bambi  disc on it 8  (actually, up in the loft, I probably still have it!)

Who could forget - it was a lovely image.
I remember Viewmaster too but didn't have the Bambi discs.

[Darren]

Lesley - that is really beautiful. I must try to get a plant of cortusifolius and try to recreate it!

Mark - I agree with Maggi. I think you have been lucky to keep that anemone if outside for the summer. This group really do like to be dry during the summer. Also you won't get seed without two clones.

[Lesley Cox]

A digression - And I remember Maurice Chevalier saying "Ah yes, I remember it well." Where? "Gigi" maybe" but I can't remember what it was he remembered.