Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Shrub
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Texas, Mexico
Types
Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba
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Number of Varieties
4-
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-710-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-5
12-9
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17
23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo, Purple, Violet
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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 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
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions
Flowers
Showy
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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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beauty Benefits
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Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Eczema
Part of Plant Used
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wax
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PULSATILLA vulgaris
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Common Name
Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone
wax plant
In Hindi
Pasque Flower
Candelilla
In German
Kuhschellen
candelilla
In French
Pasque Flower
candelilla
In Spanish
Pasque Flower
candelilla
In Greek
Pasque Flower
candelilla
In Portuguese
Pasque Flower
candelilla
In Polish
Sasanka
candelilla
In Latin
Pasque Flower
candelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Euphorbiales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Pulsatilla
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
33-
1
27800
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