General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Will not come true from seed
Other info
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Pasque Flower
Also sold as:
  • Pearl Bells

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Location: Howick Hall gardens, Northumberland, England UK 
Date: 2022-04-26
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Perlen Glocke'
Location: RHS gardens Harlow Carr Harrogate Yorkshire England UK
Date: 2022-04-30
Pulsatilla vulgaris Pearl Bells
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-07-29
Anomalously late bloom on this newly-purchased plant.
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-05-07
Just purchased.

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