Pulsatilla vulgaris (2024)

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What is another name for Pulsatilla vulgaris? ›

pulsatilla and is still often listed under this name. Other common names include wind flower, meadow anemone, and Easter flower. Pasque flower is a low-growing plant.

The plant is self-fertile. 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.

Pasque Flowers will seed themselves all over, if you are lucky, then go summer dormant. Enjoying a long season of interest, these low growing plants are suitable for rock gardens or the front of the perennial border. They combine well with spring-flowering bulbs and ground covers.

If growing in the right conditions, it will self-seed, so leave the seedheads to allow colonies to build up.

The biological and chemical diversity of the plants of the Pulsatilla genus identified them as a natural remedy for numerous ailments, including malaria, bacterial infections [4] or treatment of bronchitis, coughs, asthma, insomnia, hyperactivity, stress, anxiety, neuralgia, headaches, earache, and rheumatism [5].

Fresh pulsatilla plant is UNSAFE when taken by mouth or applied to the skin. It is a severe irritant anywhere it comes in contact with the body, such as the mouth, throat, digestive tract, urinary tract, and skin. It can also cause allergic reactions. Contact with the skin can cause rash, inflammation, and itching.

Pulsatilla saponin (Ps) was isolated from Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel, a traditional Chinese medicine, that has anti-proliferation, anti-inflammation, anti-tumor and immunomodulation activities.

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.

Background: Pulsatilla (P.) chinensis is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has antibacterial effect. It is used to treat diarrhea, dysentery, and other diseases.

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.

What state has the pasque flower? ›

One of the first to show itself is the pasque, South Dakota's state flower. It usually blooms from late March to early June.

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Sow indoors at any time. Surface sow onto ,moist, well-drained seed compost. Just cover seed with a sprinkling of soil. In a cold frame allow natural winter cold to offer ideal conditions for germination to occur in spring as the weather warms.

Fresh seeds have the best germination rate, and sowing them in the fall takes care of the cold stratification period necessary for breaking dormancy. After the plant finishes blooming and the flowers are spent, the seed head resembles that of a dandelion. Each seed has a feathery attachment.

TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. CAUSES SEVERE PAIN IN THE MOUTH IF EATEN! Poisonous through ingestion and dermatitis. (Poisonous parts: All parts when fresh).

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.

It was considered part of the genus Anemone, to which it is closely related. Several sources still list Anemone pulsatilla as the accepted name, with Pulsatilla vulgaris as a synonym. Mill. Other variations of its common name include European pasqueflower and common pasqueflower.

Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens var. multifida, also known as Anemone patens var. multifida) Ranunculaceae, commonly known as the buttercup or crowfoot family, has a global distribution with about 60 genera and 1,700 species.

Pulsatilla koreana, the Korean pasque flower, is a species of the genus Pulsatilla from the Ranunculaceae family.

Pulsatilla vernalis (spring pasqueflower, arctic violet, lady of the snows) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to mountainous habitats in Europe.