Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
South America, Chile
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Types
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba
Number of Varieties
40004
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
7-5
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Indigo, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Greyish Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loose, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
15-15-15 amounts
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
SOLANUM tuberosum
PULSATILLA vulgaris
Common Name
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone
In Hindi
आलू
Pasque Flower
In German
Kartoffel
Kuhschellen
In French
Pomme de terre
Pasque Flower
In Spanish
Patata
Pasque Flower
In Greek
Πατάτα
Pasque Flower
In Portuguese
Batata
Pasque Flower
In Polish
Ziemniak
Sasanka
In Latin
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Pasque Flower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Ranunculales
Family
Solanaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Solanum
Pulsatilla
Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
140033
1
27800
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