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Clarifications

Is "classic" really necessary or useful in the taxobox caption? Is it a peacock term for "wild-type"?

The sentence fragment beginning "terminal inflorescences" needs to be clarified. As it stands, it says the flowers (not the inflorescences or the plants) are 60 cm tall, and the height but not the type of inflorescence depends on the species. Also, it's not clear whether solitary flowers are borne terminally, or just cymes and umbels are. —JerryFriedman (Talk) 05:15, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Text pushed down.

In my browser, the text of the article is pushed way down below the fold. Can someone please fix this? Cheers! bd2412 T 20:18, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Semitic language?!

The name comes from a Semitic language? What rubbish. The name obviously comes from the anemoi in Greek mythology, who were the gods of the wind. I'm going to remove that sentence.VenomousConcept (talk) 11:58, 30 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pulsatilla

Can anyone verify if the genus Pulsatilla is typically merged into Anemone in whatever is the latest classification system? — Eru·tuon 02:33, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the Pulsatilla patens article needs more information on subspecies and color forms. Any references relating to the species would be appreciated. See my post on the talk page. — Eru·tuon 02:44, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Cultivation section's problems -- Peacock/puffery, overgeneralization, et cetera

The section is rife with peacock/puffery. Beyond that issue... not all anemones are the same plant. Blanda, for instance, is said by some sources to prefer sandy soil, not a manure-rich loam. Blanda also, from the sources I've seen, has corms, not tubers or rhizomes. The section, though refers to "anemones/anemone" as if they all have tubers and like loamy manure-rich soil, as well as in terms of other claims. As for the claim that they're easily grown from seed... Ranunculaceae species are known for having difficult seeds when they're not quickly planted upon gathering from the parent plant. Some die quickly (e.g. Adonis) while others go into complex dormancy. Some enter complex dormancy and tend to die as well. This is why some seed companies only sell species like Aconitum, Pasque flower, and Anemonopsis in moist packing. As for the acidic soil preference claim, this source, which was apparently written by a commercial cultivator, says at least some anemones prefer lime/basic soil.

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 Also, the ''[[Pulsatilla patens]]'' article needs more information on subspecies and color forms. Any references relating to the species would be appreciated. See my post on the [[Talk:Pulsatilla patens|talk page]]. — [[User:Erutuon|Eru]]·[[User talk:Erutuon|tuon]] 02:44, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
+== The Cultivation section's problems -- Peacock/puffery, overgeneralization, et cetera ==
+The section is rife with peacock/puffery. Beyond that issue... not all anemones are the same plant. ''Blanda'', for instance, is said by some sources to prefer sandy soil, not a manure-rich loam. ''Blanda'' also, from the sources I've seen, has corms, not tubers or rhizomes. The section, though refers to "anemones/anemone" as if they all have tubers and like loamy manure-rich soil, as well as in terms of other claims. As for the claim that they're easily grown from seed... Ranunculaceae species are known for having difficult seeds when they're not quickly planted upon gathering from the parent plant. Some die quickly (e.g. ''Adonis'') while others go into complex dormancy. Some enter complex dormancy and tend to die as well. This is why some seed companies only sell species like ''Aconitum'', Pasque flower, and ''Anemonopsis'' in moist packing. As for the acidic soil preference claim, [http://www.houseplantsguru.com/anemone-cultivation this source], which was apparently written by a commercial cultivator, says at least some anemones prefer lime/basic soil.