|
Anemone blanda Schott & Kotschy, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 129 1854. (Syn: Anemone apennina subsp. blanda (Schott & Kotschy) Nyman; Anemonoides blanda (Schott & Kotschy) J. Holub);
Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Northern Caucasus,
Georgia [Caucasus], , Turkey (Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia), Cyprus (C-Mountains, N-Cyprus), East Aegaean Isl., Rhodos, Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon), Syria (W-Syrian Mountains), USA (I) (Kentucky (I), Michigan (I), Ohio (I), Virginia (I)), Canada (I) (Ontario (I)) as per Catalogue of Life; Anemone blanda (common names Grecian windflower or winter windflower) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to southeastern Europe, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria. It is valued for its daisy-like flowers which appear in early Spring, a time when little else is in flower. The flowers are an intense shade of purple blue, but are also available in shades of pink and white. It grows in any well-drained soil which dries out in summer; hence it is often used for underplanting deciduous trees which provide the necessary conditions. It rapidly colonises any favoured location. The dark green foliage dies down in summer.[1]
This plant[2] and its cultivar A. blanda var. rosea ‘Radar’,[3] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society‘s Award of Garden Merit.
The specific epithet blanda means “mild” or “charming”.[4]
(From Wikipedia on 11.7.14)
Requesting ID of this plant – Chicago Botanic Garden, USA : 11062013 : ARK-02 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Requesting to please ID this plant captured in Chicago Botanic Garden, USA in May 2013.
Perhaps Brachyscome multifida
Thank you for the possible ID, …, however, googling shows the leaf structure of Brachyscome multifida to be different…..
Is it possible?
Can this be Anemone blanda?
You are right, this is the Grecian Windflower – Anemone blanda Schott & Kotschy [Ranunculaceae].
Ranunculaceae Fortnight :: Anemone blanda :: Michigan, USA :: ARKJAN-01/30 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
Attached are pictures of Anemone blanda captured at Michigan, USA in May 2013.
Requested to please validate the ID.
Unique upload, thanks …
References: |
Disclaimer
1. For any mistake in identification or for becoming efloraofindia e-group member (for contributing towards building of efloraofindia or otherwise), pl. mail to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com or itpmods@googlegroups.com
2. For better viewing of species’ pages, colour scheme & formatting is being followed as: Description of the species, Details of other flora species on the same page, Uses/ harms, Distribution, Abundance/ Location/ Flowering time & date, Habit & habitat, Etymology & pronunciation, Other interesting information, stories etc., Others, Botanical names, Common names, Main point of discussion below, Discussion about Botanical names.
Navigation
- Award for eFloraofIndia
- Colour scheme & formatting
- Copyrights, Permissions, Citations
- eFloraofIndia appreciated
- Names of Plants in India site
- Flowersofindia site
- Posting Guidelines
- For members’ information
- Logo, Tagline, Acronym
- Volunteers required
- ‘Pitamah’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘अजेय’ ‘Ajey’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Saarthi’ ‘सारथि’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Jewel’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Grassman’ of eFloraofIndia
Follow us
