Everwilde Farms - 1 lb Pheasants Eye Garden Flower Seeds - Gold Vault Bulk Seed Packet

Similar in appearance to anemones, these striking reddish-orange flowers have large black centers and delicate green leaves. This is an annual wildflower, so it blooms in the first year and reseeds itself. The bright blossoms of Pheasant's Eye once grew wild along roadsides and in meadows of Europe and Asia. The Latin name, Adonis, comes from the Greek myth that this flower first sprang up from drops of blood that fell from Adonis, who symbolizes beauty. This plant is now considered rare in most countries, even an endangered species in some parts of Europe. It can still be found occasionally on rocky slopes and wasteland. All parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested, and are especially dangerous to horses and other grazing animals.