Description
In the Netherlands, A. apennina still occurs sporadically. The tubers offered are from a vegetatively propagated lot, collected at the time near Petrovac in Macedonia. Beautiful ferny, soft hairy leaves, bright blue flowers. Ideal for undergrowth, in semi-shade on humus-rich soil.
BELONGS TO THE FAMILY OF RANUNCULACEAE
Anemone or windflower. Origin: from Southeast Europe to Central Asia. Carolus Clusius introduced this plant to the Netherlands over 400 years ago.
Anemones are particularly loved for their contrasting, bright colors. There are as many as 70 known species. According to a Greek legend: The tears that Aphrodite wept for the dying Adonis rolled onto the earth and turned into anemones.
