Anemone blanda, called windflower, is similar to native anemones and much easier to find. They are the earliest anemones to flower.
Because they are quite small (1 to 2 inches in diameter) and hug the ground, windflowers have the most impact planted in masses of one color. They like sun while in flower, but like summer-blooming lilies, they want their roots to be cool in the hottest months. Plant them in crevices among rocks or where a later-sprouting perennial will shade them in summer.
A. coronaria blooms later in spring on 12-inch, upright stems from tufts of pretty foliage. Grown in rows in a cutting garden, they are pretty tucked five in a cluster among other spring-flowering plants, especially lily-flowered tulips. Unlike windflowers, these anemones are pretty in mixed colors. Dark-centered varieties such as red 'Hollandia' and blue 'Lord Lieutenant' stand out.
"The tubers look like sheep's dung," writes Pavord, instructing gardeners to soak the knobs overnight before planting. It is nigh impossible to tell which end is up; luckily they flower anyway.
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