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'Kriemhilde' Japanese Anemone or Windflower
Copyright: © 2009 Melissa Goodman. All Rights Reserved.
(Please, while I appreciate the idea of sharing, no multiple invitations .. thanks!)
These species of anemone are actually native to China, despite their common name of Japanese Anemone. The flowers became known in Europe after a specimen was recorded near Nagasaki in 1695, and by the time the first plants were introduced in 1844, they were already known as Anemone japonica. The name is still sometimes used in catalogs, but most modern varietals are descended from Anemone x hybrida.
The name anemone comes from the Greek word anemos, meaning wind. Anemones are sometimes called windflowers.
'Kriemhilde' Japanese Anemone or Windflower
Copyright: © 2009 Melissa Goodman. All Rights Reserved.
(Please, while I appreciate the idea of sharing, no multiple invitations .. thanks!)
These species of anemone are actually native to China, despite their common name of Japanese Anemone. The flowers became known in Europe after a specimen was recorded near Nagasaki in 1695, and by the time the first plants were introduced in 1844, they were already known as Anemone japonica. The name is still sometimes used in catalogs, but most modern varietals are descended from Anemone x hybrida.
The name anemone comes from the Greek word anemos, meaning wind. Anemones are sometimes called windflowers.