Adonis

Adonis, a herbaceous annual or perennial genus of Ranunculaceæ, of which only one, Adonis autumnalis (Pheasant's Eye), is a doubtful native of Britain. Its bright scarlet petals obtained for it the name of Flos Adonis, their colour having been ascribed to their being stained with the blood of Adonis. It is a well-known ornament of our gardens; in which also Adonis æstivalis frequently appears, and Adonis vernalis, a perennial species common upon the lower hills of Middle and Southern Germany, with early and beautiful flowers.