This week… Anemones
THE diverse group of plants known as anemones is made up of species that differ significantly in their size, in the garden situations they prefer and in their native habitats. All have in common saucer or cup-shaped flowers with up to about 20 petals in almost every colour of the rainbow. A few have extra petals creating a double flower.
The petals are arranged in rings around a dusty cluster of stamens carrying colourful pollen in a range of different shades, including yellow, white and blue. The result is flowers that look a little like daisies or wild roses, and the combination of the variety of petal colours and the range of pollen colour provides us
