Annuals & Biennials

Adonis
pheasant's eye

Height 1-1 1/2 ft (30-45 cm)
Planting distance 1 ft (30 cm)
Flowers early summer to midsummer
Sunny or partially shaded site
Any humus-rich soil
Hardy annual

Pheasant's eye (Adonis aestivalis) is the only member of this small genus grown as an annual. The cup-shaped flowers, which appear in early summer to midsummer, have deep crimson petals and near-black stamens. The plant grows 1-1 1/2 ft (30-45 cm) high, with fine green fernlike leaves. For best effect, plant in clusters at the front of a border with other annuals and biennials. It also grows well in containers.

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