Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Western United States, Canada
Types
Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba
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Number of Varieties
45
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-74-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-5
7-1
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo, Purple, Violet
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Cutworms, Larvae of Agave Weevil
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
-
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PULSATILLA vulgaris
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
Pasque Flower
Whitebark Pine
In German
Kuhschellen
Whitebark Pine
In French
Pasque Flower
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
Pasque Flower
Whitebark pino
In Greek
Pasque Flower
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
Pasque Flower
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
Sasanka
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
Pasque Flower
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Pinales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Pulsatilla
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
Pinoideae
Number of Species
335
1
27800
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