Potentilla

Pasque Flower

About Potentilla and Pasque Flower

Potentilla

Pasque Flower

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Perennial

Origin

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom

Types

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba

Number of Varieties

254

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Habitat

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-1

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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm12.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

91.44 cm15.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Yellow

Indigo, Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Greyish Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Rosette

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Fall, Spring

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Stem Planting

root cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Cutworms, Larvae of Agave Weevil

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

POTENTILLA

PULSATILLA vulgaris

Common Name

Potentilla

Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone

In Hindi

Potentilla plant

Pasque Flower

In German

Potentilla Pflanze

Kuhschellen

In French

plante Potentilla

Pasque Flower

In Spanish

planta Potentilla

Pasque Flower

In Greek

φυτό potentilla

Pasque Flower

In Portuguese

planta Potentilla

Pasque Flower

In Polish

Potentilla roślin

Sasanka

In Latin

Potentilla herba

Pasque Flower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Ranunculales

Family

Rosaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Potentilla

Pulsatilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Number of Species

30033

1 27800

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Properties of Potentilla and Pasque Flower

Wondering what are the properties of Potentilla and Pasque Flower? We provide you with everything About Potentilla and Pasque Flower. Potentilla doesn't have thorns and Pasque Flower doesn't have thorns. Also Potentilla does not have fragrant flowers. Potentilla has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy and Pasque Flower has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Potentilla and Pasque Flower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potentilla and Pasque Flower

Season and care of Potentilla and Pasque Flower is important to know. While considering everything about Potentilla and Pasque Flower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Potentilla season is Early Fall and Spring and Pasque Flower season is Early Fall and Spring. The type of soil for Potentilla is Well drained and for Pasque Flower is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Potentilla is Slightly Alkaline and for Pasque Flower is Neutral, Alkaline.

Potentilla and Pasque Flower Physical Information

Potentilla and Pasque Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Pasque Flower height is 12.70 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Potentilla and Pasque Flower are as follows:

Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow
Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green
Pasque Flower flower color: Indigo, Purple and Violet
Pasque Flower leaf color: Light Green

Care of Potentilla and Pasque Flower

Care of Potentilla and Pasque Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pasque Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pasque Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.