Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Europe
Types
Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba
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Number of Varieties
415
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-74-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-5
9-4
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo, Purple, Violet
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Cutworms, Larvae of Agave Weevil
Beech tarcrust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Mildly Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Bark, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PULSATILLA vulgaris
Fagus sylvatica
Common Name
Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
In Hindi
Pasque Flower
Copper Beech
In German
Kuhschellen
Copper Beech
In French
Pasque Flower
Hêtre pourpre
In Spanish
Pasque Flower
Copper Beech
In Greek
Pasque Flower
Copper Beech
In Portuguese
Pasque Flower
Copper Beech
In Polish
Sasanka
Czerwony buk
In Latin
Pasque Flower
Copper Beech
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Fagales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Pulsatilla
Fagus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
3313
1
27800
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