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Ranunculaceae
Pulsatilla vernalis
Pulsatilla vernalis
Also known as Spring pasqueflower, Vernalflower, Pulsatilla vernalis f. intermedia, Pulsatilla sulphurea
Native Plants · Pasqueflower · Alpine · Rock Garden · Spring Bloomer · Pulsatilla · Rare · European Wildflower · Gritty Soil · Perennial · Cool Climate
Spring pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vernalis) is a delicate alpine plant with silky, nodding blooms that demands very well-drained, gritty, slightly acidic soil and cool growing conditions. It resents root disturbance and transplanting, so choose its permanent position carefully in a rock garden or alpine trough. Avoid overwatering and wet winters, as standing moisture around the crown will quickly cause rot.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly but consistently; soil should be moist but extremely well-drained — never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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