Another image of this beautiful little pasque flower, Pulsatilla vulgaris from the Pinwheel series.
Rarely can I settle on just one image which captures by itself, what I like about a particular subject… and so rather than the previous ‘profile’ image, but showing off stigmas and stamens inside the silky-hairy bell shaped flowers, the finely dissected, fern-like leaves and the particularly fuzzy young flower buds.
Pulsatillas like fertile well drained soil and full sun. They resent root disturbance and may be difficult to establish, so plant when small and leave undisturbed. In an alpine house, use equal parts grit and John Innes No.1.
The flowerheads are followed  by spherical seed heads with silver-silky, plume-like styles, borne on stems that often elongate considerably after flowering.
The Teddington Gardener 