Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Perennial
Origin
Southwest Asia
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Types
Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba
Number of Varieties
14
0
40000
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Habitat
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-5
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
350.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Indigo, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects
Cutworms, Larvae of Agave Weevil
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
-
Allergy
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Nerium
PULSATILLA vulgaris
Common Name
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone
In Hindi
ओलियंडर
Pasque Flower
In German
Oleander
Kuhschellen
In French
laurier-rose
Pasque Flower
In Spanish
Adelfa
Pasque Flower
In Greek
Πικροδάφνη
Pasque Flower
In Portuguese
oleandro
Pasque Flower
In Polish
Oleander
Sasanka
In Latin
Cleander
Pasque Flower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Ranunculales
Family
Apocynaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Nerium
Pulsatilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Wrightieae
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Subfamily
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
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Number of Species
70033
1
27800
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