Everwilde Farms - 50 Pasque Flower Native Wildflower Seeds - Gold Vault Seed Packet

Pasque means Passion, and this native wildflower usually unfolds its lovely petals around the Easter season. Known as one of the first to blossom on the prairie, it is also called a Prairie Crocus. Once established, this plant can continue growing for up to fifty years. Once the delicate blooms have faded, it produces fluffy seedheads that float away with the wind. Pasque Flower bursts into bloom about a month earlier than most other native spring flowers, making it one of the earliest prairie plants to blossom. Its cold hardiness allows it to thrive as far north as the state of Alaska; the silky hairs on the stems and blossoms provide insulation from cold. "Pasque," which means "passion," refers to the plant's habit of blooming around the time of Easter. Its unusual flowers, which resemble European crocuses, caused early European immigrants to give it the common name of prairie crocus. Once established, pasque flower plants can live for 50 years with more blossoms in each year of growth.