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PULSATILLA vulgaris 'Alba'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Origin: | Species originates from Europe, Great Britain and Western France to Sweden, east to Ukraine. |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | Beautiful large flowering, bell-shaped flowers that resemble little anemones. Reliable early spring flowering. Drought resistant. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream) |
| Flower Colour: | white |
| Natural Flowering Period: | March - April |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z8
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| Foliage: | fern-like, pinnatifid |
| Growth Habit: | clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 30 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / alkaline |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | decorative fruit |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.3125 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 1.92308 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
520 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Requires 4-6 weeks for germination. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
