Anemone pavonina
Anemone, wind flowers Ανεμώνα
Ranunculaceae - buttercup family Dicot.
Anemone pavonina
Anemone, wind flowers Ανεμώνα
Ranunculaceae - buttercup family Dicot.
On Skopelos as on other islands and the Greek mainland, the appearance of anemones scattered across the fields and olive groves heralds the onset of spring. The beautiful flowers have petals from almost white, through the palest to the darkest pink. The numerous stamens are dark blue-black. The flower buds are surrounded by three green bracts but as the flowers develop the stem between the bracts and flowers lengthens. The seeds are spread by the wind giving the flowers the Greek name anemona (ανεμώνα), which has been latinised as the scientific name for the genus.
✿3.5-5cm 6cm ↨ 20-40cm JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC