Let’s face it. There is a ton of information out there on how to grow anemone and ranunculus. Since I sell both, let’s do a quick recap on how to grow these amazing spring flowers. In zones 7 or higher they can be planted in the fall or late winter as soon as the ground can be worked. They like the cool weather and are some of the first flowers to bloom in the spring. They are cut and come again so each corm will get you between 5 and 15 blooms per corm. If you plant in the fall and temps get below 27 degrees Fahrenheit they will need a little protection. Frost cloth will do what you need and if you put a fall mulch on, all the better. If it drops down to single digits put additional layers on cross your fingers and say a little prayer. If you happen to have some vintage Christmas light plug the string in and weave it through your row.

1: Time to soak. The corms ,the ranunculus look like squids and the anemones look like acorn. About two weeks or so ahead of planting, soak your corms for about 4 to 6 hours. Some reading will tell you to be sure to air or stir your water occasionally so the water doesn’t become stagnent. I soak between 4 and 6 hours and have ran air bubbles through the water and have left it alone. Honestly can’t tell the difference. Nothing rotted or went bad in the water that was left alone. Anyway, during that time period your corms will become big and plump. At that time I plant them in a cell tray with slightly wet potting soil, tuck them in a cool dark area and forget about them for a couple of weeks. (NEWS FLASH, Onings just came out with a new reel on post soaking. They are putting the corms in a freezer bag, no dirt, poking some whole in the bag and putting in the refrigerator for about 10 days, temps between 45f and 50f and they come out sprouted. How clean and nice is that!!!)When our corms are nice and sprouted it’s time to plant. All pointy things down whether it’s ranunculus or anemone.

When planting spacing for ranunculus or you anemone, you can plant as close as 6 inches and you only need to to a couple inches deep, just make sure they are covered with soil. If you go the butterfly ranunculus I'd go about 9 inches apart, the corms are quite a bit bigger and really need some space. Bloom time is about 90 days out, but you really can’t count those winter days. Fall planted corms will be early spring and if you plant late winter to early spring obviously it will be closer to 90 days and be a late spring flower. They both like it cold and sunny so they are a spring flower. Once things start warming up they will wilt and start dying back.

They also like their feed so be sure to fertilize once you can work the ground. You can grow in pots or in the ground, they aren’t picky that way.

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