Re: A plant new to me--pulsatilla
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- Subject: Re: A plant new to me--pulsatilla
- From: G*
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 08:45:33 -0400
Hell Bill Lee,
Pulsatilla or Pasque Flowers are beginning to gain popularity outside of
the Rock Gardening groups. I am always on the look-out for a new one to try
in the garden.
Here in my garden I find a touch of shade helps the bloom color and the
length the bloom lasts. Well drained soil with reasonable fertility, but
not super rich, is best. The well drained part is important to prevent
crown rot so I like to dig in some pea gravel when planting. Also use them
to hide the holes in concrete blocks I have used for a raised bed.
There are many species to play with and quite a few hybrids out there
now... available mostly by seed.. but a few specialty nurseries carry the
plants. Look around for some of the cut-petal forms in any color you can
obtain.
The foliage has white hairs all over it when emerging and some species
keep the white hair. The seed pod develops long whispy trailers like an old
man's beard and is qute nice after the blooms. Foliage is almost evergreen
if they are not allowed to dry out in late summer.
Several are in bloom now in the garden along with phlox and primula.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: Blee811@aol.com
> Subject: A plant new to me--pulsatilla
> Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 11:28 PM
>
> Last year I planted three pulsatillas I ordered by mail. They survived
but
> didn't grow a lot and looked pretty weak by the end of last year. I
truly
> did not expect them to come back.
>
> BUT, THEY'RE BACK!!!
>
> Two of them are blooming and I have hopes for the third one which came
out a
> little later. The first has three gorgeous purple flowers. The flower
> reminds me of a St. Brigid's anemone in intensity of color. The second
one
> opened its flower today and it was a gorgeous velvety dark red. Can't
wait
> to see what happens with the third one.
>
> I'll have to check the sources to see if these will bloom continuously
for a
> while or if it is a one-shot deal. But I can highly recommend this
plant.
>
> Bill Lee Zone 6a Cincinnati
>
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