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Anemone coronaria |
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Poppy Anemone, Lilies of the Field, Windflower |
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Mediterranean Region |
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8-12 inches tall by 6-9 inches wide |
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Solitary and terminal flower is 1-2˝ inches
wide, poppy-like, in shades of red, blue and
white. The species has 6-8 sepals but double
flowering cultivars exist. In fact, the species
is not often used because cultivars with more
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Early spring |
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Basal leaves are twice or ternately compound
with narrow-cuneate segments stem leaves cut into many
narrow divisions. |
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'DeCaen' - hybrids include a number of single selections
of various colors.
- 'Mr. Fokker' - violet-blue
- 'Sylphide' - light purple
- 'The Bride' - white
- 'Florist Mixture' - mixed colors.
- 'His Excellency' - Scarlet sepals with white
bases surrounding a black center. The flowers are large.
- 'St. Brigid' - hybrids contains several semidouble selections of various colors
including:'Lord Lieutenant', deep blue 'Mount Everest', white 'The Admiral', blue 'The Governor', scarlet and a
mixture.
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