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Italian Anemone bulbs - the which way up question.

NollieNollie Posts: 7,038
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These look a bit different to the usual flattened bulbs and looks as if getting them the right way up might be more critical. So which is the root and which is the shoot? Fat bit up or down?!

Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,507
    I would say pointy end down  does the one with the growth looks like leaves at the end?
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,038
    I really can’t tell, @K67 whether its a root or a shoot! 
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,136
    Lie them on their side and let them decide but first soak them in water for an hour or two to plump them up and accelerate growth of roots and shoots.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,038
    Thanks @Obelixx, that was my fallback position- basically just treat them like any other anenome bulbs. They have been soaking since 9am this morning and are now nice and plump and ready to plant  :)
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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