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mystery flower

by beth
(Chicago, IL)

help me identify this!

help me identify this!

popped up in my garden this year. Leaves look like a carrot. Blue/purple daisy like flowers that close in the evening. Very beautiful! I live in the Chicago area. It is blooming now (late May) any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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thanks
by: Anonymous

it came back again this year...it hasn't flowered, but it is huge!
Thanks for the identification
by: Sue

Amy,

Thank you for the id on the mystery flower.
Anemone coronaria
by: Amy

I think its a poppy-flowered anemone, also called Anemone coronaria. Its a close relative of the Grecian windflower (anemone blanda), but the petals are narrower on that one than on yours. Hope this helped!
Grecian windflower?
by: Anonymous

It doesn't have a yellow center, does that matter? So far it's the closest in description...
Mystery Flower
by: Sue

It looks like a Grecian Windflower. They popped up in my yard in souther Wisconsin several years ago and transplant well.

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