How to grow Pasque Flower

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Partial Sun
OR
Dappled Sun
Medium

Remove old flower heads if seeds are not required.
Pulsatilla is highly toxic, so be careful planting around children and animals.

Transplanting Pasque flower

Choose a sunny or partially shaded site with well drained soil, in borders banks rockeries, gravel gardens or containers water well before planting and until established. This species doesn’t like being disturbed after planting, so ensure you plant in the right spot to begin with. The addition of grit to the soil, when planting, will help the drainage.

As Pasque flower is hardy, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

Seed Saving Pasque flower

This variety will happily self seed – so leave the seeds to drop naturally to establish.

Allow seeds to dry on the plant. Make sure seeds are dried completely before storing.

How long does Pasque flower take to grow?

These estimates for how long Pasque flower takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

Days to Germination How long does it take Pasque flower to germinate?: 41 days
Average 41 days | Min 24 days | Max 117 days (4)
Days to Transplant How long until I can plant out Pasque flower?: + 34 days
Average 34 days | Min 33 days | Max 37 days (2)
Days to Maturity How long until Pasque flower is ready for harvest / bloom?: + days
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Pasque flower Etymology

The name “Pasque flower” is due to the flower’s bloom time – “pasque” referring to easter / passover.

The species name vulgaris is from the Latin vulgus (“the multitude, the masses”) +‎ -āris, and means “common”, “usual”, or “commonly known” ¹.

Pasque flower Folklore & Trivia

Pulsatilla vulgaris is the official Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire (England) county flower.

Other names for Pasque flower

Prairie crocus, Dane's blood, Anemone pulsatilla, Küchenschelle, Pulsatilla, American Windflower, Wild Anemone, American Anemone, Wild Windflower

Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill.

Misspellings: pusatilla vulgaris, pusatilla, pusatilla, pusatilla vulgaris, pusatilla, pusatilla vulgaris

Footnotes

¹ Wiktionary entry for vulgaris

² missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b350