Red anemone

Red anemone Red carpets of winter

כלניתAnemone coronaria

The red anemone, kalanit in Hebrew, carpets hillsides, fields, and roadsides from December to March. It is the best-known wildflower of the Israeli winter, and crowds visit the fields where it grows. Every year, a festival called Darom Adom, Red South, marks its bloom in the northwestern Negev. The flowers open in sunshine and close at night or in rain. Wild anemones can also be white, pink, or purple, though red is by far the most common. Picking them is forbidden.

Glossary: Red anemone