Description
(Hana Zono)
A very full double with whorl upon whorl of mutated anthers which have become petalloid in form, giving an incredible appearance with yellow, notched outers and green serrated and slashed inners. The green portion of the flower is tightly packed on opening, only slowly becoming more obvious as the flower approached maturity. The appearance in a clump can therefore comprise several different-looking flowers each at different stages of maturity.
This is unique cultivar arose as a sport from Sandanzaki.
Gardening practice is to call all Japanese cultivars amurensis though it is more correctly “amurensis of Horticulture”.
They are all very early-flowering plants for a damp, humus-rich but well-drained, lightly-shaded spot. Adonis seem to resent transplanting even more than most other Ranunculaceae, a family notorious for their dislike of being moved. Please be patient with them (and with us) as this is down to evolution, not the nurseryman.
Introduced to our lists September 2021
