These plants appear to be Carolina anemone (Anemone caroliniana) according to my wildflower handbook and several sites online.  However, the guidebook lists this species as extirpated (no longer occurring in the state), so it could be a misidentification, the work of a gardener, or a very rare occurrence.

11 April 2005

Last modified 11 April 2005

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