Pulsatilla Vulgaris ~ Pasque Flower
May 4, 2010
I love Pasque flower for being such an early bird bloomer in my gardens. The colorful star-shaped blooms are opening right with the daffodils, even before the tulips.
And while I love them for heralding in the Spring, I also enjoy them when they are done blooming; it is then that the fuzzy-wuzzy seed heads often find a place in my flower arrangements. While the flower itself is often too short to use as a cut flower, the stem continues to grow taller as the seed head emerges, making it useful for cutting at that stage. It is a very low maintenance perennial.
I initially planted both a purple and a red Pasque flower, and now have a violet Pasque flower that I am guessing is a seedling from a cross of the two. I love surprises like that!
Growing information:
Hardiness – zone 4 – 8
Height – bloom height 8″-10″, seed head height 12″-15″
Bloom time – Early Spring
Light requirements – full sun to mostly sun
Formerly known as Anemone Pulsatilla.
May 6, 2010 at 7:09 pm
I love the pasque flowers. They are our state flower here in SD. I grow a safe and healthy garden here in the Black Hills
May 5, 2010 at 7:59 am
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May 5, 2010 at 2:17 am
I like the seed head stage best! It reminds me a bit of my hair!
May 4, 2010 at 1:59 am
Lovely ! Must introduced a few in the garden.