Anemone keiskeana Maxim, is a perennial plant classified in the Ranunculaceae, that grows in western part of Japan. The standard flower has 12-22 pale bluish purple sepals, lacks petals, though the flower color has rich variations, including white, pale pink, and pale yellowish brown.The leaves emerge from the rhizomes in autumn; the scapes appear and bloom in March. Leaves wither and the rhizomes go into a dormant period in May and are therefore summer dormant. Anemone keiskeana often develops "brood buds" in the axils of the rhizomes (Figure 1). Brood buds are microtuber-like bodies that originate from lateral buds and in Japanese are called "mukago". These buds don't develop into lateral branches on the rhizome and easily separate from the rhizome. In pot culture separated broodbuds sprout after 1 or few years from separation and form small rhizomes.
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