According to Greek mythology, the anemone sprang from Aphrodite’s
tears as she mourned the death of Adonis. Thought to bring luck and
protect against evil, legend has it that when the anemone closes its
petals, it’s a signal that rain is approaching.
Still other mythology connects the anemone to magical fairies, who were
believed to sleep under the petals after they closed at sunset.
Perhaps it’s because of this magical and prophetic tales that today in the
language of flowers, anemones represent anticipation.