Mona Lisa™wine shades (Anemone coronaria 'PAS1863')  is commonly called a poppy anemone. Native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean, this showy, vibrantly colored specimen has 4- to 4½-inch, dark-centered flowers borne above mounded clumps of divided, matte, ferny leaves. Its blossoms sit atop sturdy, thick, 18-inch stems, which make the blooms excellent for cutting. It will flower under lower light levels than other anemones and low temperatures (46 to 54 degrees Fahrenheit) to promote optimum stem length.

A must-have for the spring garden in USDA Zones 7 and warmer, compared with many other cool cut-flower greenhouse crops such as carnations, this anemone is less labor intensive and doesn't require staking, netting, or disbudding. It is also well-suited to greenhouse or field production. This beautiful plant provides texture and color in containers, moist woodland settings, or rock gardens.