In article ,
Stewart Robert Hinsley writes:
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| Fide Stace, Anemone nemorosa has 6-7, rarely 5-9, sepals, and is white,
| or pale pink, blue or purple; Anemone apennina has 10-15, rarely 8-18,
| sepals, and is blue, rarely white or pink.

Yup. And the former has glaucus sepals and the latter may have a few
hairs at the base. Hence my lens. But, in cold, wet rain, even
counting sepals is a pain ....

| I now wonder if I've overlooked Anemone apennina as Anemone blanda; does
| anyone happen to know what Wallington grows? (I used to grow Anemone
| blanda; but the ones I had didn't qualify as blowsy.)

Yeah. I need to look again. Perhaps I am maligning A. blanda because
of the hybrids - but, in mine, the leaf shape is definitely not round.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.