Anemones! We’ve spent 8 years growing this incredible flower and decided that the Italian varieties are our favorites. The Italian varieties are taller, bigger, more robust, and come in the most beautiful and unique forms and shades you can find. After visiting Italy a couple years ago, I have been able to get my hands on some of their newer varieties and am excited to share them with you! Anemones are the very first spring flower to bloom on our farm - we plant in the fall and begin harvesting them in February, before the daffodils have even arrived.

Varieties we’re offering are:

Levante Rosa: A brand new variety from Biancheri that you have to see to believe. Layers of fringed petals in cream and pink make each flower look almost fake. Blooms become more saturated / brighter pink as the season progresses. Plants are vigorous and stand up well to heat - we grew this variety this past spring and it easily produced the most flowers out of any of our spring crops. It even won “flower of the year” last year!

Levante Azurro: Another in the Levante series, this blooms in the most gorgeous blue-lavender color, and has that coveted fringed look that is exclusive to this variety.

Levante Bianco: Pure white, fringed flowers with green centers. These are absolutely lovely and a new look for white anemones.

Bianco Centro Nero: The darling of Pinterest and our most requested flower by brides. Classic white with black centers, only bigger and better because they’re Italian. If I could only grow one anemone, this would be the one. This variety is always our tallest and most robust anemone.

Mistral Pale: Gorgeous blooms have petals that are pale lavender at the base, fading to white at the outer edges. Light centers make these extra romantic.

Mistral The Edge: These gorgeous pastel blooms are cream colored with a light - medium pink edge outlining each petal. They are so beautiful they almost look like they were painted.

Mistral Milka: A darker purple than “Mistral Pale,” but still a pale lavender hue that is perfect for springtime. Dark centers add drama and sophistication.

Mistral Rarity: We sell out of this variety every year, so we’ve brought in more than ever. The color is hard to describe - petals are pale beige-lavender on the inside and a darker lavender on the outside. Some skew more towards beige-pink coloring. They are simply magical and highly productive.

Mistral Salmone: Large Salmon-pink flowers have green centers. This is new to our farm this year, and we are excited to introduce this popular spring color into our anemone line-up!

Mistral Tigre Salmon: Another new introduction from Bianchieri, these salmon-colored blooms are streaked with white and cream, making each flower a unique work of art.

It takes some gardening know-how to grow this flower, and we will send detailed instructions on how to pre-sprout and plant them. We grow our Anemones in zone 8b and they do wonderfully when planted in the fall. They sprout a small mass of greenery that survives the winter, and then start blooming for us in late February / early March. They are a cool-loving plant, and folks with extremely cold winters have more success planting them in the late winter / early spring. Please do some research on your growing zone and how to best grow anemones where you live.

Each unit for purchase is a bag of 10 corms - they will look sad and pathetic upon arrival. But those shriveled acorn-looking things will turn into some amazing flowers under the right growing conditions! Ours usually bloom heavily for about 3-4 weeks and then continue putting out flowers here and there for another 2-3 weeks. Here in our zone they come back almost every year when planted in well-draining soil so they don’t rot.

Our shipment of corms will arrive here at the farm in mid-September. We will begin shipping orders out no later than the first week of October, which is perfect planting time for folks who can overwinter their plants. If you need to wait until late winter / early spring to grow your corms, don’t worry! These corms are dehydrated and will last a very long time if stored in a cool, dry location (I store my unplanted corms in my closet and they do great). Unfortunately we are unable to ship to California or out of the United States.

IF YOU LIVE IN OREGON, you will be offered the “on-farm pickup” option when you check out and will not be charged for shipping if you select it. PLEASE only select this option if you are able to pick up your order at our farm in Eugene, Oregon, during the first or second week of October. They checkout system may automatically assign you this option during checkout, so please check to be sure you are paying for shipping if you would like us to mail your order to you.

Many thanks to our supplier, Onings, for the photos of varieties that we didn’t have pictures of.