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plant | Geum triflorum |
common_name | Prairie Smoke |
plant_type | Forb |
bloom_range | Mar 31st to Jun 4th |
bloomed | In Bloom Now |
quantity | 56.00 |
beds | A Beds |
legend_id |
umid | 42 |
botanical_name | Geum triflorum |
common_name | Prairie Smoke |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 3 to 7 |
typical_height_ft | 0.5-1.5' |
typical_width_ft | 0.5-1' |
light_type | full sun, Light Shade or Part sun |
details_on_light_needs | Tolerates light shade & prefers some afternoon shade in hot summers |
soil_type | clay, loam, sand |
soil_preference | |
soil_moisture | dry |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Prefers dry, well-drained soil; ok with medium moisture if well-drained |
drought_tol | drought tolerant |
deer_tol | high tolerance (also called deer resistant) |
salt_tol | |
heat_tol | |
plant_form | basal leaves, clumped, erect or upright |
foliage_color | blue-green |
fall_color | red |
bloom_time | April, June, May |
bloom_color | pink, red |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | red |
winter_form | |
eco_value | bee |
combines_well_with | Sideoats Grama, Pennsylvania Sedge, Poverty Oat Grass, Little Bluestem, Downy Wood Mint, Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Rough Blazing Star |
notes | Spreads by rhizomes and self-seeds. Competition from taller and more aggressive plants is not tolerated. |
citation1 | http://www.newmoonnursery.com/plant/Geum-triflorum |
citation2 | https://www.midwestgroundcovers.com/plant/Geum-triflorum |
citation3 | https://www.americanmeadows.com/wildflower-seeds/native-rare-wildflower-seeds/geum-triflorum-seeds |
citation4 | https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/prairie-smoke |
citation5 | http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/prairie_smoke.html |