Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Types
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Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba
Number of Varieties
54
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
7-5
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Indigo, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Greyish Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
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
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
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
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
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
-
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
PULSATILLA vulgaris
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
Pasque Flower
In German
Whitebark Pine
Kuhschellen
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
Pasque Flower
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
Pasque Flower
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
Pasque Flower
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
Pasque Flower
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
Sasanka
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
Pasque Flower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Ranunculales
Family
Pinaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Pinus
Pulsatilla
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
533
1
27800
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