There are around 30 species of this plant worldwide. As a result, the flowering time also varies more or less. In the following you can read when the 2 most important species in this country bloom and what the flowers look like!
Spring Adonis blooms as early as April - even when there is snow
Spring and summer Adonis flower at different times
Spring Adonis flowers open in April. They are present until May. Only in exceptional cases, such as in very mild regions, can the flowers reveal themselves towards the end of February. In contrast to the spring Adonis, the summer Adonis blooms - true to its name - in summer.
Features of the flowers of Adonis
This is what the flowers of Adonis look like:
- Flowering period: May to June
- terminal
- 4 to 8 cm in diameter
- 10 to 20 petals
- yellow to violet-black
- unfilled to filled
- wide open
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If you only plant your Adonis as a seedling in the spring, the flowers will not appear for the first time until the following year. Therefore, autumn planting is preferable.