Pulsatilla, Official (Wind Flower,
Pasque Flower)
Anemone pulsatilla
Family: Ranunculaceae
Potentially Toxic
Herbaceous perennial. Native to Europe. The plant is diminutive
but brazen, sending up large, showy purple flowers that give way to upright
seed heads with drooping, feathery seeds straight out of Dr. Suess.
Low doses of the fresh plant tincture are used to calm nervous disorders
associated with menopause, PMS or insomnia. A
little goes a long way, a lot is potentially toxic. Cultivation:
Extra care. Short-lived seed. We sell only seed from the recent
harvest. Sow in fall or spring. Germinates best in the shade.
Germ. in 30-40 days. Prefers to grow in the full sun among rocks
or in average garden soil. Keep weeded. Plant 1 foot apart.
Flowers from 6 inches to 18 inches tall.
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