Adonis vernalis - Pheasant's eye

Pheasant’s eye (Adonis vernalis) is a perennial herb of central and southern Europe and a constant species of cold semi-arid continental steppe grassland.¹ It contains cardiac glycosides used in European herbal medicine and should only be used under professional medical supervision.²

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3²
• Hardiness zone 4²
• Hardiness zone 5²
• Hardiness zone 6²
• Hardiness zone 7²
• Full sun²
• Semi-shade²
• Well drained soil²
• Moist soil²

Outputs

• Medicinal use²

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Attracting bees²

Footnotes

1. R1B Continental dry grassland (true steppe) | FloraVeg.EU ↩

2. Adonis vernalis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²