One of the most beautiful and delicate of spring flowers, the poppy Anemone is easy to identify with its black velvet centre and papery single petals.
Originating from the Mediterranean, and mentioned as far back as the 4th Century, wild anemones can be seen in woodlands across the UK, but the Coronaria species, which we are most familiar with, was first cultivated in the late 1880s, by a Mrs Lawrenson of Dublin who grew it in her garden.
With their charming, cup-shaped flowers and inky black velvet centres, Anemones are one of the loveliest of spring blooms. The poppy, or crown Anemone (A. coronaria) is the one most familiar as a cut flower and is grown in the UK as well as being available from the Dutch Auctions.
