Shade loving spring flower

Posted in Blooming today, Garden Buzz, Green Thumb Sunday, Perennials, Photography on Jun 03, 2007

I took this photo about two weeks ago.

Unfortunately I can’t remember the name of this plant. It’s a spring flower that for me, only blooms for approximately one week each year. The name is something like pasiflora … but yeah, I know it’s not a pasiflora as it’s certainly not a passion flower.

Whatever it is, it’s a lovely spring flower who’s blooms open fully in the daylight hours and close as the light dims in the late afternoon. I have mine planted in a fairly shady area, so it does well in shade.

This flower is no longer blooming and it’s foliage will die down sometime in the next few weeks as we come into the warm weather of summer.

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10 Responses to “ Shade loving spring flower ”

# 1 guppyman (15 comments.) Says:
June 3rd, 2007 at 8:51 pm
They are very nice. I doubt they’d grow at all here…
# 2 Candice (2 comments.) Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 12:14 am
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# 3 Captain Natura Lifecruiser (26 comments.) Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 4:06 am
Ah, this is a lovely picture! Wonderful flowers and the composition and colors are a delight
# 4 skeet (10 comments.) Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 5:04 am
Well, whatever it is, it’s quite lovely and … fuzzy! Love that color. Such a shame it has so brief a bloom life.

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# 5 Jean (7 comments.) Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 11:23 am
Love the look of this spring flower.
# 6 Anne Nikodem (4 comments.) Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
I have something similar. I think it’s Anemone rubra (Pasque Flower). I love them, even after the flowers die what remains is pretty.
# 7 Bobby (2 comments.) Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Very nice picture…Nice fuzz o n it!
# 8 Sisah (3 comments.) Says:
June 5th, 2007 at 5:46 am
Is is definitly a spring pasque flower-Pulsatilla vernalis. I got one in my garden, it is one of the first plants to bloom in early spring. The plant should have by now very ornamental seedheads.
# 9 fresh flowers (0 comments.) Says:
April 21st, 2009 at 5:20 am
lovely spring flower who’s blooms open fully in the daylight hours and close as the light dims in the late afternoon.it’s quite lovely and … fuzzy! Love that color.
# 10 ciceknedir.com (0 comments.) Says:
May 15th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Well, whatever it is, it’s quite lovely and … fuzzy! Love that color. Such a shame it has so brief a bloom life.

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