Name: Anemonopsis means Anemone-like, macrophylla means large-leaved.
English: False anemone.
Japanese: Renge-shōma, means lotus-shōma.
Genus: 1 species.
Region: Japan.
Habitat: woodland, cannot tolerate full sun, drying winds; demands summer moisture, resents excessively wet conditions in winter.
Use: ornamental.
Culture: impression of daintiness and airiness.
BotanyPlant: perennial herb,75 c m high; flowers pale lavender about 2 cm in diameter, bowl-shaped, with a rosette of petals in the center, downward facing, well above the foliage, resemble small lotuses; flowering in late summer.