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Joanne McKinnon Artist - Photographer
Pasqueflower
- Genus: Pulsatilla
- Species: Vulgaris
- Species classified by: Philip Miller, Scotland
- Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
- Origin: Western, Central, Southern Europe
- Common name: Pasqueflower, Meadow anemone, Prairie crocus, Anemone pulsatilla
- Trade name: Pasqueflower
- Flower: 2" (5 cm)
- Form: Cupped
- Colour: Light violet
- Seeds: Plumed, fluffy (see photo)
- Bloom time: Spring
- Leaves: Filiform, thread like
- Colour: Grey
- Texture: Soft, fuzzy
- Height: 6 - 10 in (15 - 35cm)
- Exposure: Light shade (morning sun best)
- Soil: Average, well drained, rock garden
- Propagation: Allow to self-sow
- Hardiness: 3 to 7
- Reference: United States Department of Agriculture
- Location:: Artist garden, zone 4b
- Comments: Garden Journal
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