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The name anemone comes from the Greek word for “windflower.”  According to Greek mythology, the anemone sprang from Aphrodite’s tears as she mourned the death of Adonis.  Thought to bring luck and protect against evil, legend has it that when the anemone closes its petals, it’s a signal that rain is approaching.  Still other mythology connects the anemone to magical fairies, who were believed to sleep under the petals after they closed at sunset.  Perhaps it’s because of this magical and prophetic tales that today in the language of flowers, anemones represent anticipation

The group commonly known as Japanese Anemones (although probably originally from China) includes A. hupehensis, A. vitifolium, A. tomentosa, and various crosses between them. Most plants grown today are usually classed as A. x hybrida types. These late, but long blooming gems come in both single and double forms. The blooms are actually showy petal-like sepals called tepals surrounding prominent yellow stamens and pistils. The stems are wiry strong and upright, great for cuts. They will tolerate most soil types except soggy. In very fertile, loose soils they can be spreaders, even borderline invasive, but how could anyone class such a treasure as invasive? Even among experts there is a great deal of confusion and disagreement about exact descriptions of individual cultivars.

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