Dear All, My 2 cents from the center of the US. Anemone blanda is just fine here with heat and cold. I grow 'White Splendor' in full sun on a W. facing slope that bakes, as well as in open shade along with blues in various shades and purchased pink and seedling pinks. Most plant themselves around and seedlings are all welcome additions. Rodger is absolutely right about soaking the dry bulbs at least over night before planting them and expect some losses. It is rather shameful the way these are handled by the Dutch wholesalers. I guess enough survive that they don't really care to treat them properly. Although my sunny site 'bakes' it is very heavy clay soil so it doesn't really dry out so much as 'crusts over' and stay slightly moist 4 to 6 inches deep. We also get an occasional midsummer storm to freshen the soil moisture. I grow A. nemerosa in more shade along the same slope and they too go totally dormant in late spring. Love 'em all. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +