Anemone blanda

After April Showers

Only one day into April and we have had rain, sun, more rain, more sun, and it has been like this all day long. I managed to get this image of one of my Anemone blanda between April showers. Please click on image for larger, more detailed image.

03/17 by Peter Hillman Categories: Garden, Garden Flowers, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, PlantsTags: Anemone blanda, Blue Shades, Blue Shades Anemone blanda, Flower, Flowers, Garden, Garden Flowers, Macro, Macro Photography, March, Nature, Nature Photography, Spring, Springtime 8 Comments

Blue Shades

This spring flower never fails to delight me when it opens up its petals. Also called ‘Balkan Anemone’, ‘Winter Windflower’, ‘Sapphire Anemone’ or ‘Grecian Windflower’, it has a wonderful array of violet-blue petals surrounding a golden disc centre. It has a rhizome root system, and palmately lobed leaves.

It flowers February to April. It is mainly cultivated and found in gardens and parks, and is occasionally naturalised as a garden throw-out. Originally from SE Europe and Turkey, and has become widely planted.