Anemonoides blanda, syn. Anemone blanda, the Balkan anemone, Grecian windflower, or winter windflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to southeastern Europe, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria. The specific epithet blanda means 'mild' or 'charming'. The genus name is derived from the Greek word anemos, or wind.
An herbaceous tuberous perennial, it grows up to 4-6 inches tall, or 10-15 cm. It is valued for its daisy-like flowers over a fernlike foliage, which appear in ...