Pulsatilla

The genus Lumbago (Pulsatilla) includes about 30 species. It is a herbaceous perennial with a long rhizome, a rosette of basal palmate or pinnately dissected leaves and a flowering stem. Flowers are large single regular, often bell-shaped and drooping; most often purple with a simple corolla-shaped perianth. They bloom early in spring. The leaves appear after the flowers fade. Open lumbago, or dream grass (Pulsatilla patens), is a perennial up to 45 cm tall, with a powerful vertical rhizome. Does not tolerate shading, prefers open sunny areas. The stems and young leaves are covered with soft hairs. The flowers are broad-ringed blue-violet in color. The fruit is a multi-root with a pinnately wavy hygroscopic awn up to 5 cm long; the awn twists due to fluctuations in air humidity and "screws" the fruit into the ground. Dream grass is an ornamental crop that is widely grown in flower gardens; it is also both a poisonous and medicinal plant. Alpine lumbago (P. alpina) is a mountain plant that grows up to 20-30 cm in height. The flowers are white, pinkish and yellow, up to 8 cm in diameter, located on the top of erect peduncles, reaching a length of 20 cm. Spring lumbago (P. vernalis) is a plant up to 20 cm tall with leaves collected in a basal rosette. Flowers with very strongly pubescent perianth lobes, having a lilac color on the outside and white inside. They bloom in spring. Common lumbago (P. vulgaris) 10-30 cm high. This plant has both pubescent leaves and bell-shaped light purple flowers with a diameter of 7 cm. There are garden forms with large red-purple and black-red flowers.

The genus Lumbago (Pulsatilla) includes about 30 species. It is a herbaceous perennial with a long rhizome, a rosette of basal palmate or pinnately dissected leaves and a flowering stem. Flowers are large single regular, often bell-shaped and drooping; most often purple with a simple corolla-shaped perianth. They bloom early in spring. The leaves appear after the flowers fade.

Open lumbago, or dream grass (Pulsatilla patens), is a perennial up to 45 cm tall, with a powerful vertical rhizome. Does not tolerate shading, prefers open sunny areas. The stems and young leaves are covered with soft hairs. The flowers are broad-ringed blue-violet in color. The fruit is a multi-root with a pinnately wavy hygroscopic awn up to 5 cm long; the awn twists due to fluctuations in air humidity and "screws" the fruit into the ground. Dream grass is an ornamental crop that is widely grown in flower gardens; it is also both a poisonous and medicinal plant.

Alpine lumbago (P. alpina) is a mountain plant that grows up to 20-30 cm in height. The flowers are white, pinkish and yellow, up to 8 cm in diameter, located on the top of erect peduncles, reaching a length of 20 cm.

Spring lumbago (P. vernalis) is a plant up to 20 cm tall with leaves collected in a basal rosette. Flowers with very strongly pubescent perianth lobes, having a lilac color on the outside and white inside. They bloom in spring.

Common lumbago (P. vulgaris) 10-30 cm high. This plant has both pubescent leaves and bell-shaped light purple flowers with a diameter of 7 cm. There are garden forms with large red-purple and black-red flowers.

Cultivation

Lumbago is a plant grown outdoors in the open ground. They are cultivated mainly in stony gardens and flower beds. Frost-resistant crop. It grows well in areas with fertile, sufficiently moist, drained soil. Adult plants do not tolerate transplanting well.

Location

Lumbago requires a well-lit area.

Temperature

These plants are resistant to both high and low air temperatures.

Watering

Watering should be frequent, especially in the period before the final planting in the open ground in a permanent place.

Care

Remove withered leaves and flowers.

Reproduction

Propagate with freshly picked seeds by sowing them in early June or in the winter. In summer, it is better to place seedlings in mini-greenhouses. As soon as the seedlings grow up, they are transplanted into cellular containers and closed for the winter from severe cold. In spring, they are placed in pots filled with mixed and well-drained soil filled with fertilizer. At the end of summer, they are finally planted.

Diseases

In winter, lumbago can suffer from excessive humidity, which causes rotting and slowing plant growth. It is necessary to ensure that there is no excess water, and ensure good drainage.