(Crown Windflower, The Governor Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Introduced in the early twentieth century, the cultivar 'Governor' has large, semi-double, scarlet flowers. Borne on calf-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms have a large dark central disc and a white eye. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round...

(Crown Windflower, Hollandia Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Introduced before 1927, the cultivar 'Hollandia' has large, single, scarlet flowers with 5 to 8 segments. Some plants sold under this name have double flowers. Borne on calf-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms have a large dark central disc and a white eye. Often...

(Crown Windflower, Lord Lieutenant Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Introduced before 1927, the cultivar 'Lord Lieutenant' has deep blue, semi-double flowers with three rows of "petals." Borne on calf-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms have a large, dark central disk. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round...

(Crown Windflower, Mount Everest Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. The cultivar 'Mount Everest' has white, semi-double flowers with three rows of "petals." Borne on calf-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms have a large green central disk. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round bloom in greenhouses or mild climates,...

(Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Cultivars in the De Caen group are distinguished by large, showy, single flowers with 5 to 8 segments. Borne on calf-high to knee-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms usually have a large dark central disc. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round...

(Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. One of the Mona Lisa series, 'Sylphide' bears numerous single violet-pink flowers on knee-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves. The solitary, poppy-like blooms have a large dark central disc. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round bloom in greenhouses or mild climates, poppy-flowered...

(Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Cultivars in the De Caen group are distinguished by large, showy, single flowers with 5 to 8 segments. Borne on calf-high to knee-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms usually have a large dark central disc. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round...

(Crown Windflower, Mona Lisa Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Plants in the Mona Lisa Series have numerous single flowers on relatively tall, knee-high stems. Borne above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms have five to eight scarlet, blue, pink, white, or multicolored segments with a large, usually dark central disc. Often planted at intervals...

(Crown Windflower, Saint Bridgid Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Cultivars in the Saint Brigid group have semi-double red, violet, blue, or white flowers with three rows of "petals". Borne on calf-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms have a large, usually dark central disk. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round...

(Japanese Anemone)

Best known in gardens by its hybrids and by its double-flowered variety japonica, this late-blooming herbaceous perennial is native to China. Saucer-shaped purple, pink, or white flowers with five to more than 20 sepal-like petals are borne on tall, wiry stems from late summer into fall. The large, hairy, deeply lobed leaves are concentrated toward the plant's base.

This beautiful perennial grows best in well-drained soil and partial shade. It spreads vigorously in fertile, moist, humus-rich...