About Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill.
Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill. is a herbaceous perennial plant. It grows upright rhizomes that act as food-storage organs. All leaves and stems are long, soft, silver-grey, and covered in hair. This species reaches 15–30 cm (6–12 in) in height, and can grow up to 40 cm (16 in) tall when bearing fruit. Its roots can extend 1 m (39 in) deep into soil. The finely dissected leaves form a basal rosette, and emerge alongside bell-shaped flowers in early spring. After the purple flowers bloom, they are replaced by distinctive silky seed-heads that can remain on the plant for many months. This plant, often called Pasque flower, is wrapped in myth: one legend states Pasque flowers sprung from soil soaked by the blood of Romans or Danes, because they commonly grow on old barrows and boundary banks. Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill. has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
