Description
In Greek meadows, the large-flowered, coloured anemones are still being found. They are excellent cut flowers and can be beautifully combined with other bulbous plants, as is often done at the Keukenhof in recent years. The anemones bloom longer if the dead flowers are removed, stem and all.
The available tubers are Dutch grown.
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.
