Flowers can be white, pink, or blue and some even change from pink to blue. This plant performs best in part shade with fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Before the leaves emerge on many trees, the pasque flower produces purple, maroon, or white flowers atop of finely dissected foliage. The seed heads can reach 10 to 12 inches, while the flowers and foliage often remain much lower. This plant would easily get lost in the summer garden if it were not for the interesting seed heads.
Pasque flower prefers full sun to part shade with fertile, well-drained soil.
The green leaves often turn red or maroon in winter. Several new cultivars produce purple foliage. The flowers, secondary to the ornamental foliage, are produced in clusters in early spring. The pink and white flowers are produced on 12 to 18 inch scapes or stalks. This plant performs well in full sun to part shade and is adaptable to a wide variety of soils.