Pasqueflower

Did you know

• Its name 'pasqueflower' comes from the old French word for Easter, as it typically blooms around Easter time.
• The entire plant is covered in silky silver hairs that protect it from late spring frosts and cold winds.
• It is the county flower of Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire in England, where wild populations are now rare.
• Homeopathic practitioners use a preparation called Pulsatilla made from this plant to treat various ailments.
• The fluffy seed heads spin in the wind like tiny propellers, helping seeds disperse across chalk grasslands.

Color meanings

Uses

• rock gardens
• alpine gardens
• homeopathic medicine
• wildflower meadows