Red Crown Anemones In Bloom In Northern Israel!

The gorgeous red crown anemones, that are natives in certain regions in Israel, are in bloom, well technically they were in bloom, as they are dwindling quickly. The truth is that these beauties can begin blooming here and there as early as December, with the quantities seen here happening in March. I took these photos of this spring delight a good month ago, and was just too busy with Passover prep to share them with you then. Sorry about that, and hopefully when the red poppies bloom I’ll share those photos with you in a timely manner! Yes red anemones and red poppies are not the same thing, though many folks confuse them. They may be difficult to tell apart, but the leaves are different, with the poppie boasting larger leaves, and blooming starting in March. So if you see red poppy like flowers in April chances they are poppies!

In Hebrew the anemone flower is called a kallanit, and while I never made the connection myself, this is (quite obviously) because the flowers are beautiful like a kalla, a bride! And funny enough while in English all the red flowers are referred to as poppies, in Hebrew all the red flowers are referred to as kallanit, which is correct at least until March. So friends, learn the names of the wild flowers that grow in your area, so that you can identify them! I just picked up a whole set of nature guides for Israel, and it was the best little present to myself, as I now have all that info handy, like now! Okay, lets take a look at the blooming crown anemone in the pine forrest area just 7 minutes or so from my house, so thankful for that!

Hi there beauty!

Wow, trees and red anemones, lovely!
This is how the flower looks when it starts to fade, a bit disheveled, but lovely nonetheless.
This is a great photo reference should you decide to paint or draw these flowers, look at those long stems!
One last look at this particularly gorgeous patch of crown anemones in bloom. Goodbye gorgeous ones, see you next year!