Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Perennial
Origin
Mexico
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Types
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba
Number of Varieties
204
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-125-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 7
7-5
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Weeping
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Indigo, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs
Cutworms, Larvae of Agave Weevil
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
OTATEA acuminata
PULSATILLA vulgaris
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone
In Hindi
मैक्सिकन बांस
Pasque Flower
In German
Mexican Bambus
Kuhschellen
In French
Bamboo mexicaine
Pasque Flower
In Spanish
bambú mexicana
Pasque Flower
In Greek
Μεξικού μπαμπού
Pasque Flower
In Portuguese
Bamboo Mexican
Pasque Flower
In Polish
Mexican Bamboo
Sasanka
In Latin
Mexicanus Bamboo
Pasque Flower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Vascular plant
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Otatea
Pulsatilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5533
1
27800
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