Xela's Garden

Pasque Flower [V]

Genus: Pulsatilla.

Species: Pulsatilla vulgaris.

Planted May '13 Vistabile rockery (white)
Bought May '13 from Wilkinsons for £1.98

Pulsatilla vulgaris AGM
Plant type: Alpine/Rockery
Habit: Clump-forming
Toxicity: Can cause mild stomach upset if ingested
Resilience: Hardy ... H5 (hardy - cold winter)
Colour:
Flower: Purple in Spring
Foliage: Green in Spring and Summer
Fruit: Grey/Silver in Summer
Size:
Ultimate height: 0.1-0.5 metres in 2-5 years
Ultimate spread: 0.1-0.5 metres

Preferred common name: pasqueflower
Family: Ranunculaceae

Pulsatilla are herbaceous perennials forming clumps of finely dissected leaves, with solitary, hairy bell-shaped or cup-shaped flowers followed by silky-plumed seed-heads

P. vulgaris is a perennial to 20cm, forming a clump of finely dissected basal leaves, silky when young. Flowers 5-9cm in width, erect or nodding, violet, followed by silky fruiting heads
Other common names: April fools, badgers
blue money, blue tulip, cat's eyes
Coventry bells, Dane's blood, Dane's flower
dream herb, Easter flower, flaw flower
flower of the wind, gosling, hart's horn plant
headache plant, lion's beard, mayflower
meadow anemone, passeflower, prairie smoke
rock lily
Synonym(s): Anemone pulsatilla
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How to grow:
Sunlight: Full sun
Aspect:
South-facing, North-facing, West-facing or East-facing
Exposed or Sheltered

Cultivation:
Grow in very well-drained soil in full sun; suitable for rock garden, scree or alpine bed. Resents disturbance and can be hard to establish
Soil:
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Loam, Chalk or Sand

Propagation: by seed or take root cuttings in the winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types:
Gravel Garden, Patio/Container Plants or Rock Garden

How to care:
Pruning: Not required
Pests: Slugs may eat the flowers
Diseases: Generally disease free
[Source: http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1572 ]

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