I really like this plant. I see it's been grown in West Hempstead, NY, which is practically 'next door'. However, Pasque Flower has never...Read More survived a winter here in Long Beach, NY - at least for me.
I bought this plant at a plant sale in April. I had just joined a garden club based in Englewood OH a N. suburb of Dayton . On the day ...Read Moreof my first meeting we took a tour of the Smith Gardens in Oakwood, just S. of Dayton. There had been a plant sale the weekend before and the guide let us look at the left-overs--and made a fortune from our buys! I got the Pasque flower, baptisia (which I had been seeking for 2 yrs.), knautia macedonica, and a lovely star gazer lily.
I planted the pasque and pruned off the deadheads, not expecting more blooms till next year. Imagine my surprise when 3 weeks later a pretty red bloom appeared before I had seen new growth from the roots. I am looking forward to next year's flowers.
This little pasque flower is nicely growing in my Canadian zone 2b garden (equivalent to your US zone 3). I think the zone ratings are a...Read More way out on this one as you have it listed as a zone 5 on your site.
I deadhead about half of this plant after bloom, which makes for a nice seedhead show. The foliage seems to really thicken up in the fal...Read Morel, for a nice green texture. Some of mine are red, others are purple.
PULSATILLA vulgaris Pasque Flower - z5-8. Short 8" - Plant 12" apart. PAPAGENO - A mixture of creamy white, bright pink, dark red, violet...Read More and blue flowers that are fringed and semi-double. As in all the Pasque Flowers, the feathery silver haired seed clusters are very decorative.
General Information:
First to bloom in the spring with deep lavender flowers. Leaves and stems are textured with long silvery hairs. (previously Anemone pulsatilla.)
Pasqueflowers are great for late spring color and interest. This one is supposed to have more than one bloom color on the same plant. A...Read Mores you can see, mine liked purple only this year. I'll see what the future brings! The seed heads open to a fluffy dandelion-like ball adding interest for another 10 days or so.
I really like this plant. I see it's been grown in West Hempstead, NY, which is practically 'next door'. However, Pasque Flower has never...Read More
I bought this plant at a plant sale in April. I had just joined a garden club based in Englewood OH a N. suburb of Dayton . On the day ...Read More
This little pasque flower is nicely growing in my Canadian zone 2b garden (equivalent to your US zone 3). I think the zone ratings are a...Read More
I deadhead about half of this plant after bloom, which makes for a nice seedhead show. The foliage seems to really thicken up in the fal...Read More
PULSATILLA vulgaris Pasque Flower - z5-8. Short 8" - Plant 12" apart. PAPAGENO - A mixture of creamy white, bright pink, dark red, violet...Read More
Pasqueflowers are great for late spring color and interest. This one is supposed to have more than one bloom color on the same plant. A...Read More