Japanese Anemones

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Happy new year 2026! Hoping it's a good one for us all.

I took this shot in Amsterdam in the Netherlands at Hortus Botanicus with a Panasonic Lumix GX7 with 3D lens, using frame sides for phantogram processing.

I was able to identify these flowers online as Japanese anemones. Per the search ... " commonly known as windflowers, they are perennials native to China that bloom in late summer and fall. The flowers typically have five or more pink to mauve tepals (modified petals) with a distinctive, contrasting ring of golden-yellow stamens surrounding a button-like center. These blooms are a magnet for pollinators, including the bees and hoverflies seen in the images, as they provide an excellent late-season source of pollen."

Barry Rothstein

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