Hi Teresa,
Asa's anemones are also mine, so he asked me to pop in and answer for you.
I got them all last fall and they sat around in a box, languishing, for quite a while until I had a chance to throw them, and all their more bulby friends, into the ground.
I did soak them first, as the instructions directed, but honestly, everything about last fall's 'planting escapades' was rushed and haphazard because, well, life, ya know, can be derailing at times.
We are in northern Utah on the side of one of those rocky mountains, btw, so we do get proper winter here. We had a wicked winter, with tons of snow but no sustained deep-freeze.
Still, I was thrilled to see them sprout in the spring.
Most all of them bloomed in the spring as anticipated, including The Governor. And now, there are three that magically appeared this fall to bloom--
and
I'm confused, too, and will be curious to see if any will show up again in the spring. And, if any of the gazillion seeds may volunteer...
When I have more data to pronounce, I'll let you know