

Pasque flowers
Botanical name: Pulsatilla
Pasque flowers
Botanical name: Pulsatilla


Description

Pasque flowers are herbaceous plants noted for their silky flowers, fern-like foliage, and easy care. They are also completely covered in silky hairs, which is why they're sometimes called "prairie smoke." Several species of pasque flowerss are important symbols for various localities, including Manitoba, Canada; South Dakota, USA; and Oppland, Norway. Be wary, as these plants are toxic and should not be consumed.


Species of Pasque flowers


Haller's anemone
Haller's anemone is a captivating plant with unique features. This plant has a fascinating history of being used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments. Haller's anemone is known for its beautiful blooms that attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies. With its delicate petals and vibrant colors, it adds a lovely touch to any garden. This plant has also been found to have ecological importance, as it provides food and shelter for certain bird species. Its name originates from its discoverer, who named it after himself. Truly a remarkable plant worth appreciating!

Pasque flower 'Pinwheel Dark Red Shades'
Pasque flower 'Pinwheel Dark Red Shades' velvety, dark burgundy blooms give an appearance that is quite unlike any other species of the Pulsatilla genus, and especially the parent plant (Pulsatilla vulgaris) that has light purple petals. It's a pasque flower cultivar with a name that hides nothing, relating to both the shape and color of the plant's flowers.

Pasque flower 'Pinwheel White'
Pasque flower 'Pinwheel White' is a pasque flower with an attractive pure white flower. It is part of the 'Pinwheel series of cultivars and its flower color is quite different from the purple flowers of the parent plant. It is a popular showy plant for ornamental gardens, flowering in late spring.

Pasque flower 'Pinwheel Blue Violet Shades'
Pasque flower 'Pinwheel Blue Violet Shades' is one of the pinwheel series of pasque flower cultivars. Its name tells you all you need to know about the flower color, since it is a pretty blue-violet, in contrast to the purple flowers of the parent plant. This plant is popular in ornamental gardens for its showy flowers, but also because it needs little water and is a frost-resistant perennial.

Narrow-leaf pasque-flower
The root leaves are twice-winged and have a long pattern and bunches. The leaflets further divide. Three leaves attached to the stem rotate and the base part is united and split into linear fragments. It is covered with long white hair such as leaves and flower stems. The height of the flower stalk is about 10 cm during the flowering period and 30 to 40 cm when the white fluff with the seeds after the flower is attached. The flowering period is spring and one dark red-purple flower is attached to the tip of the flower stem. It blooms in the middle of flowering but changes upward later. The petals look like six sepals that are 2 to 2.5 cm long and covered with white hair on the outside.

Eastern Pasqueflower
Eastern Pasqueflower is a small, clumping perennial with blue-violet bell-shaped flowers. The attractive blooms are followed by fluffy, striking seed heads. These pretty flowers are easy to grow in dry, sunny areas.

Western pasqueflower
Western pasqueflower (Pulsatilla occidentalis) is a wildflower native to the western mountain regions of North America. It blooms with large purple or white blossoms during summer. Canada's Banff National Park has a route called Pulsatilla Pass, so named for the expansive western pasqueflower growth on the slopes. All parts of this plant are toxic to humans.

Meadow pasqueflower
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 8 to 30 cm tall. The leaves are finely divided and thread-like, and densely covered with silvery hairs. The flowers are 2 to 3 cm long, pendulous, bell-like, the tepals with reflexed tips; flower colour varies from purple in the north of the species' range to greenish-violet in the south.

Pasque flower 'Alba'
Pasque flower 'Alba' or the white pasque flower is an herbaceous perennial garden plant characterized by white flowers with golden centers, which contrast with the blue-violet colored flowers of the parent plant. This popular cultivar grows up to 30 cm tall and flowers in early spring.

Pasque flower 'Rote Glocke'
Pasque flower 'Rote Glocke' has crimson red flowers that are shaped like open bells, followed by fluffy round seedheads. The attractive flowers of this plant make it a good Pasque flower for use in containers, for gardens, and as a cut flower. The name of this cultivar means "red bell" in German.

White-haired old-man
It was named Pulsatilla chinensis for its Chinese origin. This plant is best observed on its native forest slopes in mid-spring when its delightful purple flowers, which look like small tulips, are in bloom (take care, though, as these flowers are highly toxic). A traditional use of white-haired old-man's poison was to soak its rhizome roots in water to then be used as an insecticide.

Pasque flower
Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) is a flowering herb of the buttercup family, known for its very showy flower with purple petals and yellow stamens. It is found on the calcareous grasslands and sparse pine forests of Europe. A legend has it that the flower grew in places soaked by the blood of Romans or Danes.

Siberian pasque flower
Siberian pasque flower is a small but hardy plant, capable of surviving the harshest of conditions. It's this quality that makes it an excellent choice for a low-maintenance garden. Siberian pasque flower is toxic, as are other members of its genus.

Alpine pasqueflower
The alpine pasqueflower (Pulsatilla alpina) is so called because it blooms at Easter or "Pasque." It is one of the first flowers to appear in spring, often while there is still snow on the ground. With strong, satiny petals, bold golden stamens, and attractive seed heads, it is a valuable addition to rock gardens and borders.

Pulsatilla patens subsp. patens
Pulsatilla patens subsp. patens are herbaceous plants noted for their silky flowers, fern-like foliage, and easy care. They are also completely covered in silky hairs, which is why they're sometimes called "prairie smoke." Several species of pulsatilla patens subsp. patenss are important symbols for various localities, including Manitoba, Canada; South Dakota, USA; and Oppland, Norway. Be wary, as these plants are toxic and should not be consumed.

Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. pratensis
Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. pratensis is a herbaceous perennial plant with hairy, bell-shaped purple flowers that are pollinated by bees. The plant's name pratensis translates as 'from the meadow', and describes the plant's habitat in its native Eastern Europe. This plant is scarce and classed as critically endangered in the Czech Republic. Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. pratensis is toxic.

Alpine pasque-flower
Several subspecies are distinguished from the alpine anemone, most of them with their specific habitat and / or distribution area.

Dahurian pasque-flower
With its hardy nature, dahurian pasque-flower (Pulsatilla dahurica) is particularly beloved by those who wish to cultivate rock gardens. Each spring, this short and hairy plant produces a number of blue-violet flowers. Young specimens can take a long time to sprout; however, individual plants are long-lived and will bless a garden with annual blooms for many years to come.

Eastern pasque flower
One of the first messengers of spring, the eastern pasque flower tends to appear even when the snow hasn't melted yet. It was traditionally used to dye Easter eggs green. This semi-evergreen flower is a worldwide popular garden plant, regarded for its ornamental characteristics, but its attractiveness mostly comes from its dense hairs that cover almost the entire plant.

Pulsatilla aurea
Pulsatilla aurea are herbaceous plants noted for their silky flowers, fern-like foliage, and easy care. They are also completely covered in silky hairs, which is why they're sometimes called "prairie smoke." Several species of pulsatilla aureas are important symbols for various localities, including Manitoba, Canada; South Dakota, USA; and Oppland, Norway. Be wary, as these plants are toxic and should not be consumed.

Albanian pasque-flower
Albanian pasque-flower are herbaceous plants noted for their silky flowers, fern-like foliage, and easy care. They are also completely covered in silky hairs, which is why they're sometimes called "prairie smoke." Several species of albanian pasque-flowers are important symbols for various localities, including Manitoba, Canada; South Dakota, USA; and Oppland, Norway. Be wary, as these plants are toxic and should not be consumed.

Mountain anemone
The mountain cowbell is a hairy, perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches heights of growth of 10 to 20 centimeters. The stalk is upright. The basal leaves only appear during flowering and die off in the fall.




Scientific Classification
