The earliest of the pasque flowers of the genus, Pulsatilla have begun to flower in the crevice/rock garden. The common name “pasque” is a reference to the flowering period, which typically coincides with Passover/Easter. The genus is native to Europe, Asia, and North America, where they reside primarily in the colder, drier regions of each. They are first cousins to the better-known genus, Anemone, and indeed, some taxonomist try to lump them into Anemone. As a genus, they thrive in dry, sunny, gravelly soils…in other words, rock gardens. Below is our first clump of the European Pulsatilla halleri ssp. styrica to flower.
Is it true that frogs and snakes and the poisonous creatures, love this plant like cats love catnip???
I can’t say we’ve ever heard that before. Snakes and frogs are drawn to habits instead of the plants themselves.
Maybe the wrong plant… but DEFINITELY some VERY OLD information passed down. You can probably find it in a really old apothecary or natural magic book.