This perennial has upright soft hairy foliage and flower stems that form a clump.  It has divided pubescent leaves with narrow segments and, the solitary purplish bell-shape silky hairy flowers appear above the foliage during spring.

Hardiness zones 5 to 9 

Pulsatilla vulgaris is naturally found from the United Kingdom to western France and extending to the Ukraine growing in alpine meadows. It prefers a very well drained moist, organic rich and fertile soil in an open sunny position and is frost tolerant but drought tender.

The Pasque Flower is grown for its flowers and its fern like foliage. It is planted in alpine gardens along borders or in rockeries and may be used as a container plant. It establishes in 2 to 3 years and is suitable for low-mountain regions preferring cold winters and cool summers. It is also grown as a specimen in an alpine house and care should be taken as the roots dislike disturbance. ID 2803

Pulsatilla (pul-sah-TIL-ah) vulgaris (vul-GAH-ris)

Ranunculaceae (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee)   
Buttercups, Monkshood, Cohosh, Columbine