Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Weisse Schwan' syn. Pulsatilla vulgaris 'White Swan'
Pasqueflower 'White Swan'
Pulsatilla vulgaris is a clump-forming perennial with dissected slightly hairy leaves and white, pink or purple flowers with golden centres in Spring. The flowers are followed by silky seeds. The plant is poisonous. It develops upright rhizomes, which go deep (up to 1m) into the ground and this functions as food-storage organ. Its leaves and stems are long, soft, silver-grey and hairy. It grows to 15–30 cm. 'Weisse Schwan' is a german bred cultivar (or 'White Swan' as it is sometimes sold as in English) and is a compact plant grey-green leaves that are hairy when young. In mid Spring, before the leaves appear, upright to nodding, hairy, bell-shaped, white flowers with prominent, gold-yellow stamensappear, and are followed by silky seed-heads.
Contributed by @janric
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Pasqueflower 'White Swan'
Latin name
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Weisse Schwan' syn. Pulsatilla vulgaris 'White Swan'
type
Herbaceous Perennial
family
Ranunculaceae
ph
5.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.30 M
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Weisse Schwan' syn. Pulsatilla vulgaris 'White Swan'
Pulsatilla vulgaris is a clump-forming perennial with dissected slightly hairy leaves and white, pink or purple flowers with golden centres in Spring. The flowers are followed by silky seeds. The plant is poisonous. It develops upright rhizomes, which go deep (up to 1m) into the ground and this functions as food-storage organ. Its leaves and stems are long, soft, silver-grey and hairy. It grows to 15–30 cm. 'Weisse Schwan' is a german bred cultivar (or 'White Swan' as it is sometimes sold as in English) and is a compact plant grey-green leaves that are hairy when young. In mid Spring, before the leaves appear, upright to nodding, hairy, bell-shaped, white flowers with prominent, gold-yellow stamensappear, and are followed by silky seed-heads.
Plant container plants
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant container plants in a sunny position.
Propagation by seed
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
Sow seed on top of compost, take care the seed is like dust!
janric
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