Pheasant's Eye

From LoveToKnow Garden

Pheasants Eye (Adonis) - Beautiful perennial or biennial plants, belonging to the Buttercup order, chiefly natives of cornfields in Europe and Western Asia, dwarf, with finely-divided leaves, and red or yellow flowers. A. vernalis (Ox-eye) is a handsome alpine herb, forming dense tufts 8 inches to 15 inches high, of finely-divided leaves in whorls along the stems, blooming in spring, with large, yellow, Anemone-like flowers, 3 inches in diameter. Of A. vernalis there are several varieties, the chief being A. v. sibirica, which differs in having larger flowers. A. apennina is a later-blooming form, and is a good plant for moist spots on the rock garden. A. pyrenaica is from the Eastern Pyrenees, but with broader petals. A. amurensis, from Manchuria, has finely-cut leaves, blooming with the Snowdrop. A. Davurica is a very early kind. A. autumnalis is a pretty bright-colored annual. The rock garden or borders of sandy loam suits the perennial kinds well. Division, or by seed sown as soon as gathered.