Pasque Flower Seeds | Anemone Patens Wolfgangiana (2024)

FAQs

Can you grow pasque flower from seed? ›

Pasque flower is propagated by seed, root cuttings, or division. Sow seeds when ripe in situ or in small containers to later transplant when still small.

How and When to Plant Pasque Flower. Plant pasque flower nursery plants in spring or early summer. Established plants have a long taproot and are difficult to divide or transplant. Instead, purchase new cultivars from the garden center and watch for seedlings that emerge around established plants.

Listed as Near Threatened on the global IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size.

One way to push germination along with a hard seed coat is to combine nicking with a water-hydrogen peroxide soak—until you see the small root tip appear. This method speeds germination, which means you can get your garden growing sooner.

Flower seed packets rarely list estimated days to maturity, but most annual flowers need about 95 days from seed to flower. The ones that made my list start popping blooms in 60 to 70 days when grown under spring conditions, and they also tolerate light frost.

Large Mining Bees, Andrena spp.

Other pollinators to look for include large syrphid flies feeding on pollen. These flies are mimics of large mining bees and bumble bees.

Pasque is from a French word for Easter (Old French Pasque (“Easter”) or Middle French Pasques (“Easter”), related to Pesach (“Passover”)), because they bloom around Easter.

Wild pasqueflowers can be poisonous to humans and animals and can trigger an allergic reaction when touched. Despite its toxicity, aerial parts of the pasqueflower have been used traditionally in sedatives, painkillers, and remedies for eye conditions such as cataracts.

Medicinal Properties

Pasque also has anti-spasmodic and analgesic (pain-relieving) properties. It can soothe dysmenorhea (painful periods), digestive colic/cramping, respiratory and muscle spasm. Pasque also increases venous circulation, to induce sweating and break fever (diaphoretic), and eruptive infections.

How long do Pasqueflowers last? ›

Pasque flower blooms for 4 to 6 weeks in spring with fuzzy flower buds that open to 1.5-inch-wide purple flowers that dance in the breeze. Fuzzy, feathery seedheads take up the dance when the blooms end.

Blooming for many weeks in early spring, the Pasque flowers are an ideal companion plant for many early spring blooming bulbs such as wildflower tulips, miniature daffodils, and crocus. Like the bulbs, Pasque flowers are an invaluable source of early season nectar for honeybees and native bees.

Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

Don't deadhead this perennial, or you'll miss out on one of the stunning features it provides. The flowers mature into fluffy, multi-spiraled formation that resemble the “old man's beard” of clematis. An added bonus occurs when the blooms are spared, since pulsatilla will self-seed if conditions allow.

Perennial daisies are easy to grow from seed, root division, or plants purchased from your local nursery. They are also great to separate at the root ball to share your artful bloomers with friends and neighbors. Grow from seed: Plant your daisy seeds early Spring.