Re: OT: companion plants
- Subject: Re: OT: companion plants
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 08:07:26 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
> From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net>
>
> I have no idea what pulsatilla is. Is it a native?
>
Dennis,
Pulsatilla, or the Pasque Flower, is an early blooming anemone relative (in
my garden it is the earliest blooming herbaceous perennial - mine started
blooming this week, and with normal spring weather will keep putting up
flowers until the middle of May). The flowers are larger than those of
anemones and bell-shaped.
The answer to your second question is yes and no. The commonly available
species is P. vulgaris from Europe, which comes in lavender (the original
color), "red", and white. There is a native North American species, P.
patens, known as the Prairie Crocus, which is the state flower of South
Dakota and the provincial flower of Manitoba.. It only comes with lavender
flowers, but has very attractive, finely divided, silvery foliage - a truly
elegant
early season accent in the garden. There are numerous other species that
would only be available from specialist nurseries, and most of them are not
too different from the ones already mentioned, although I believe there is
one (from the Pyrenees?) with yellow flowers.
If interested you should be able to find P. vulgaris, at least, at your
local garden center.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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