Pulsatilla vulgaris

Pasque Flower with pretty cup-shaped purple flowers in spring and fine, attractive foliage

<em>Pulsatilla vulgaris</em>

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Pulsatilla vulgaris, 2-litre container

Established plants in two-litre containers

Description

Pulsatilla vulgaris is commonly and evocatively known as the Pasque flower, for its habit of flowering around Easter (Pasque derived from paschal, an adjective related to the Easter or Passover holidays). It’s a lovely plant often grown as an alpine that will form small colonies over time where happy, but can equally be grown in containers where the good drainage it thrives on can be best provided. The flowers emerge from early April from silky, silvery buds held above the young spring foliage, and when they open are a large cup-shape in form and light-purple in colour. As the flowers mature they open out wider into a cross shape. Once the flowers are over they fade attractively into feathery seeds head, and the plant continues to provide interest through the season as the foliage builds up, creating a mound of finely-divided, soft silver leaves emerging from the centre of the plant.

These established, garden-ready plants have been grown at our nursery in Cornwall and are provided in two-litre containers. They are diminutive plants that will grow to an ultimate height of about 20cm with the flowers reaching possibly and little higher, with a similar spread.

Growing Advice

Pasque Flowers are best grown in full sun in sharply-draining soil. They will take a little less sun but as with many perennials less sun will likely mean less flowering. They resent disturbance and can some time to recover when moved or once planted out, but with patience and time will reward you once they are established with those cheery flowers in mid to late spring and mounds of ferny foliage throughout the season. We grow some in containers so they are easy to raise up and enjoy in full flower, but are just as happy in the right spot in the ground. If planted in the ground they will self-seed and form colonies over time and where happy – if you want to avoid this the faded flowers are easy enough to nip off to prevent seeds forming. However you grow them you can give them a tidy late in the season as they begin to die back or in spring to make way for the new flowers.

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