Geum triflorum has nodding, purple-red spring and summer blooms which mature to long, feather-like plumed seed heads above a mound of bright green fern-like foliage. The foliage deepens to deep red in fall. Native plant.
- Height: 15-45 cm (6-18 in)
- Spread: 15-30 cm (6-12 in)
- Cold Hardiness: Zone 3-8
- Sun or Shade: minimum 6 hours of direct sun
- Bloom Time: lae spring
- Leaf Colour: green
- Bloom Colour: purple red
- Critter Resistance: deer
- Nature Attraction: bees and butterflies
Growing and Maintenance Tips
Prairie smoke is tolerant of many soil types, growing equally well in sandy, loamy, and clay soils, although it prefers a well-drained site, in full sun. Flowering is reduced in shade. It likes a soil rich in organic matter, but also does well in the leaner soil of the rock garden, where it tends to be smaller in stature. Although it does not need a lot of water, it is not completely drought tolerant either. It needs moist conditions in spring, tolerates drier conditions in summer, and does not like to be wet in winter. A southern or western exposure is best. (info courtesy of University of Wisconsin Horticulture)
