Anemone coronaria

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Anemone coronaria

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Anemone
Species:	A. coronaria

Binomial name

Anemone coronaria
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Anemone coronaria (poppy anemone, Spanish marigold, "Kalanit" in Hebrew) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Anemone, native to the Mediterranean region.

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 20-40 cm tall (rarely to 60 cm), with a basal rosette of a few leaves, the leaves with three leaflets, each leaflet deeply lobed. The flowers are borne singly on a tall stem with a whorl of small leaves just below the flower; the flower is 3-8 cm diameter, with 5-8 red, white or blue petal-like tepals.

The Anemone coronaria is one of the most well known and beloved flowers in Israel. During the British Mandate of Palestine British soldiers were nicknamed "Kalaniyot" for their red berrets.

[edit] Cultivation

It is widely grown for its decorative flowers. Numerous cultivars have been selected and named, the most popular being the De Caen group of cultivars.

This is a collage of Anemone coronaria (Kalanit in Hebrew) of various colors, all found on the same field in Israel. The Anemone coronaria comes in shades of red, pink, purple, blue and white. However, the most common color is red.