Eomecon chionantha

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I have a pot of this lovely plant and I'm considering where to place it. I have plenty of woodland areas, but I also have some shady areas around the house, and a lot of borders along the 800 plus feet of stone wall.

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Mark McDonough

Thu, 09/23/2010 - 7:19pm

Had to look this one up, very interesting... a Chinese relative to bloodroot!

The pics, looks like a beautiful plant!
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=17259,17315,23628,23670,25834,...

Digging Dog Nursery rates the plant as Zone 6
http://www.diggingdog.com/pages2/plantpages.php/P-0814

A few more links:
http://www.biology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/eomecon-chionantha.html
http://www.johnjearrard.co.uk/plants/e/eomeconchionantha/eomeconchionant...

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Trond Hoy

Fri, 09/24/2010 - 12:34am

I had this very lovely plant for several years but it eventually was swamped by other plants. I was too late to take action. Now I am looking for seed or plants. I want it back!
When growing in a shady woodland it was quite happy but other, bigger plants took command when I neglected it for some time.

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Gene Mirro (not verified)

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 9:28pm

It spreads like a weed in the Pacific NW, by underground stems.  I would like to try some from seed, but I've never seen the seed offered.  I grow it in full sun, but my climate is quite cool, even for this region.  It definitely needs water until mid to late summer.

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Mark McDonough

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 9:33pm

I received a plant of this species late summer, and planted it.  We'll have to see how it does over the winter, I'm hoping for the best.

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Toole (not verified)

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 11:31pm

I don't grow it myself in our woodland garden however it grows well in Southwest Scotland.
Pic taken about 6 weeks ago during our UK visit.

Cheers Dave

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Trond Hoy

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 8:48am
Toole wrote:

I don't grow it myself in our woodland garden however it grows well in Southwest Scotland.
Pic taken about 6 weeks ago during our UK visit.

Cheers Dave

Who can't love a plant like that?

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Woodard (not verified)

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 11:04am

I like it. How long do the leaves usually persist (through summer?)?