Anemones are herbaceous perennials. Anemone coronaria generally can only be found in shades of red, blue, white, purple, and magenta. They are characterized by a solitary flower on a stem with a coil of small leaves underneath the flower, and a basal rosette of a few leaves. The leaves of the anemone are deeply lobed and slightly resemble parsley leaves. The flower is generally 3-8 cm and instead of petals, has 4 to 27 thin, brightly colored sepals. At the center of the flower are tightly-clustered achenes. Anemones are monoecious, having 10-200 stamens and many simple pistils. There are many cultivated varieties of Anemone, but by far the two most common are Anemone coronaria 'De Caen', which consists of a flower with a single row of sepals, and Anemone coronaria 'St. Brigid', which has a double flower. Anemones bloom from mid-spring to early or late summer, depending on the time of planting. While they are drought-tolerant, they tend to be susceptible to rust and scales.
