Anemone

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Read about Anemone in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Anemone (Greek, wind). Ranunculaceae. Anemone, or Anemony. Windflower. Hardy and attractive flower - garden and border plants. Stems usually erect, with great variation in height: basal Lvs. lobed, divided or dissected, those of the st. forming an involucre near to, or remote from, the fl.: sepals few or many, petal-like; no true petals; stamens many, shorter than sepals: carpels numerous: fr. a 1-seeoed achene.—A genus of about 85 species, with many handsome garden forms; all hardy perennials; cult, for their beautiful show of fls. and in a few cases for their striking foliage. Chiefly native of the north temperate and mountainous regions. As a technical generic name, pronounced anemone; as a vernacular, anémone. Pritzel, Revision of Anemone, in Linnaea 15:498 (1841). Britton, N. Amer. Anémone, in Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 6:217 (1891-92). The plants thrive best in a fresh, rather rich, sandy loam, well drained; but most of the species will do well in any good garden soil. The tuberous-rooted species are suitable for hardy borders, while most of the others prefer a place in a rockery, and some are partial to shady places. A. hortensis, A. coronaria, A. fulgens and others will well repay the little indoor or greenhouse care they require for producing winter blossoms. They require essentially the same handling as tulips and hyacinths, and are usually classed with bulbous plants. Tubers placed in pots in September or October bring forth a beautiful show of bloom by January or March. For this purpose they should be well drained; and not kept very wet or too warm before the growth is well started; they prefer more moisture at flowering time. There are many garden varieties of anemone, among which are Whirlwind and Géante Blanche (white); Queen Charlotte, Lorely, and Kriemhilde (pink); Rosa Zwey (lavender-pink); Brilliant Diadème, Purpurine and Prinz Heinrich (carmine and magenta). Nearly all the species can be readily propagated by both root-division and seed. The seeds are sown very shallow in a clean bed, in either warm fall or early spring. The division of roots is best made in early spring before growth starts. The season for both outdoor and indoor planting will directly influence the flowering season. Good months for outdoor planting are September, October, November, December, February and March. As a rule, the tuberous anemones will blossom at any time desired, being influenced by the time they are kept out of the ground. The bulbs may be ripened after flowering time by being taken from the ground to dry, or by covering the bed to keep out rains. A. japónica is one of the finest of all fall- blooming herbs. A. aculoba-Hepatica acutiloba.— A. alba, Juss. Allied to A. sylvestris. if not the same.—A. Bungeana, Prits. Similar in habit to A. Pulsatilla. Fls. golden yellow. Siberia.—A. cèrnua, Thunb. Lvs. deeply cut, divided: fls. nodding, color of dragon's-blood. Japan.—A. cylindrica, Gray. A tall native species, used for beauty of foliage and fr.—A. decapetala. Ard. (A. trilobata, Juss. A. heterophylla, Nutt.). Native and reported as having been cultivated in southern states.— A. elongata, D. Don. Similar in habit and foliage to A. sylvestris but not so beautiful: fls. dull greenish white. Himalaya.—A. Fanninii, Haw. Fls. pure white, 2-3 in. across: 5 feet high: Lvs. 1 ft. across.—A. hupehensis, Hort. Allied to A. japonica. Fls. produced very early. Cent. China.—A. magellanica, Hort. Fls. yellow: pretty but not showy. Straits of Magellan.—-A. parviflora, Michx. Pretty white fls. Native of northern states and Canada.— A. polyanthus, Don. Allied to A. narcissiflora.—A. pratensis. Linn. Allied to A. Pulsatilla.—A. pratensis var. obsoleta, Sims. Fls. pale: Ifts. terminated with a sort of bristle.—A. rivularis, Bush-Ham. Is a distinct species similar to A. narcissiflora.—A. sphenophylla, Poepp. Fls. blue. S.W. U. S.— A. thalictrioides. See Syndesmon.—A. trifolia, Linn. Lvs. beautifully regular: fls. white, 1 in. across. Two blue varieties.—A. triloba-Hepatica triloba.—.A. vítifólía, Ham. Allied to A. japónica. Has cordate 5-7-parted Lvs. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

There are approximately 150 species^wp, including:

Anemone acutiloba Anemone apennina — Blue Anemone Anemone baicalensis Anemone baldensis Anemone biarmiensis Anemone biflora Anemone blanda — Greek Windflower Anemone bucharica Anemone canadensis Anemone capensis Anemone caroliniana Anemone caucasica Anemone chinensis Anemone coerulea Anemone coronaria — Poppy Anemone Anemone cylindrica Anemone deltoidea Anemone demissa Anemone dichotoma Anemone drummondii Anemone elongata Anemone eranthoides Anemone fanninii Anemone flaccida Anemone glauciifolia Anemone gortschakowii Anemone heldreichiana Anemone hepatica - also called Hepatica nobilis Anemone hortensis Anemone hupehensis — Chinese Anemone Anemone hupehensis var. japonica — Japanese Anemone Anemone keiskeana Anemone lancifolia Anemone leveillei

Anemone lithophila Anemone magellanica Anemone mexicana Anemone multifida Anemone narcissiflora — Narcissus Anemone Anemone nemorosa — Wood Anemone Anemone nikoensis Anemone occidentalis - Western pasqueflower Anemone oregana Anemone parviflora Anemone pavonina Anemone petiolulosa Anemone polyanthes Anemone pulsatilla Anemone quinquefolia — Wood Anemone Anemone raddeana Anemone ranunculoides — Yellow Woodland Anemone Anemone reflexa Anemone richardsonii - Yellow Anemone Anemone riparia Anemone rivularis Anemone rupicola Anemone sibirica Anemone sylvestris — Snowdrop Windflower Anemone tetrasepala Anemone thomsonii Anemone tomentosa Anemone trifolia Anemone trullifolia Anemone tschernjaewii Anemone tuberosa Anemone villosissima Anemone virginiana Anemone vitifolia Anemone zephyra

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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