No, Jim, I don't know the location of collection of my purchased seeds and tubers. I bought the tubers mail-order from McClure & Zimmerman in Randolph, Wisconsin http://mzbulb.com/. The seeds were purchased from Chiltern Seeds in England http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/ Here's a link to two tuber-grown red-flowering Anemone coronaria in my garden: http://nargs.org/smf/index.php?topic=296.msg5760#msg5760 I collected seed from both the seed-germinated and tuber-grown plants in 2009 and germinated them successfully indoors in 2010. They were planted outdoors in June 2010. So I won't know if plants from one or the one type or both will survive the winter until June 2011. But the original seed-germinated plants from the Chiltern seed batch are the plants that have so far persisted and bloomed for 3 years. Jane HendrixMountain View Experimental GardensPeak 7 Area - Breckenridge, Colorado U.S.A.Elevation: 10,000 feetUSDA Zone 4Website: http://www.picturetrail.com/hendrix
---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Jim McKenney" <[email protected]> To: "'Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society; postings copyright by authors.'" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] Hardiness, was hardy rose Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:43:49 -0500 Jane Hendricks wrote: “Anemone coronaria, which is rated Zone 7-10. This species is usually grown as an annual, in my Zone 4, from spring-purchased tubers and, indeed, the plants that arose from my spring-purchased tubers gave a wonderful show -- but for just that one season. The seed-grown plants, however, have continued to return and bloom for 3 years now.” I’ve read that montane, cold tolerant populations of Anemone coronaria do exist, and I’ve long wanted to try them. Jane, did you have any information about the provenance of your plants? Jim McKenney
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