Anemones Essay

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Anemones Anemone comes from anemos, the Greek word for wind, thus giving Anemone the name wind flower. The genus Anemone consists of 120 species of perennial flowering plants, which grow from tubers. Anemones grow wild in many European countries, in North America, and Japan. Anemones are closely related to Pasque flower (Pulsatilla) and Hepatica (Hepatica); some botanists include both of these genera within the genus Anemone. The Anemone meaning wind flower, which signifies that the wind that blows the petal open will also, eventually, blow the dead petals away; are perennial herbs with an underground rootstock, and radical, more or less deeply cut leaves. The elongated flower stem bears one or several, white, red, blue or rarely yellow flowers. There is an involucre of three leaflets below each flower. The fruits often bear long hairy styles, which aid their distribution by the wind. They produce cup-shaped yellowish, white, purple, violet, or red Anemone flowers. Among the most popular is the autumn-flowering Japanese Anemone (Anemone hupehensis). Yellow wood anemone (Anemone ranunculoides), also known as the Buttercup Anemone, is a similar plant with slightly smaller flowers of rich yellow coloring. In medicine, Anemone is used as a treatment for cramps, menstrual problems and emotional distress. Taking care of Anemones isn’t too difficult mainly just follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. Cut right back to the ground in late Autumn. There are plenty of Anemones species. Popular species of Anemones and their common names are as follows: • Anemone blanda - Blue Anemone • Anemone coronaria - Poppy Anemone • Anemone hupehensis - Chinese Anemone • Anemone hupehensis

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