Japanese Anemone

Spent an hour in the Roche Harbor Garden this morning. We had only been gone for about a week, but my goodness it had changed so much! There were new roses in bloom and even a straggler poppy (I thought they were over weeks ago). The Japanese Anemone really caught my eye though!! Below is a little history and symbolism of this beautiful flower...enjoy :)

The name anemone comes from the Greek word for "windflower". According to Greek mythology, the anemone sprang from Aphrodite's tears as she mourned the death of Adonis. Thought to bring luck and protect against evil, legend has it that when the anemone closes its petals, it's a signal that rain is approaching. Still other mythology connects the anemone to magical fairies, who were believed to sleep under the petals after they closed at sunset. Perhaps it's because of this magical and prophetic tales that today in the language of flowers, anemones represent anticipation