Anemone Blues II

This blue anemone is so beautiful to me, a blue light seems to shine from the heart of the flower.... more

by Terry Rowe

Title

Anemone Blues II

Artist

Terry Rowe

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

This blue anemone is so beautiful to me, a blue light seems to shine from the heart of the flower.

Anemone are perennials that have basal leaves with long leaf-stems that can be upright or prostrate.

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. Alternately, The Metamorphoses of Ovid tells that the plant was created by the goddess Venus when she sprinkled nectar on the blood of her dead lover 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.

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April 21st, 2014