Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
43
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-75-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-5
9-5
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo, Purple, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, 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
Drought and Salt
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PULSATILLA vulgaris
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
Pasque Flower
Silver bells
In German
Kuhschellen
Silver bells
In French
Pasque Flower
Silver bells
In Spanish
Pasque Flower
Silver bells
In Greek
Pasque Flower
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Pasque Flower
Silver bells
In Polish
Sasanka
Silver bells
In Latin
Pasque Flower
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Ebenales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Pulsatilla
Halesia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
334
1
27800
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