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Geum triflorum

 
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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Geum (JEE-um) (Info)
Species: triflorum (TRY-flor-um) (Info)

7 vendors have this plant for sale.

4 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 1: below -45.6 °C (-55 °F)
USDA Zone 2a: to -45.5 °C (-50 °F)
USDA Zone 2b: to -42.7 °C (-45 °F)
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Purple

Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
This plant may be considered a protected species; check before digging or gathering seeds

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball

Seed Collecting:
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

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Profile:

4 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive msbomar On Jun 17, 2007, msbomar from Gettysburg, PA wrote:

We garden in zone 6. I have 3 year old prairie smoke plants. They have never "poofed" much. They flower well and spread generously, but they don't get the "bad hair day" look that is so charming about them. Also, one plant which seems ok in other ways is a lighter green and droops more quickly in heat.

Positive CaptMicha On Apr 18, 2006, CaptMicha from Brookeville, MD
(Zone 7a) wrote:

I've successfully transplanted Geum triflorum into one of my mulched bed from a very generous plant trader.

The plants stayed evergreen throughout my zone 7b winter, successfully in our winter wet conditions. The foliage is a bit fuzzy and grows in a rosette.

This year they flowered and the buds seem to stay closed. The petals don't flare out. They started flowering in early spring, through spring frost and the flowers remain now, unfaded, which is April 18th.

I've found that the plants flower better and grow stronger in part sun, maybe even more sun, than the plants that were shaded by my Campanula.


Update 11/26/06

It's now fall and my plants are flowering again. Not as much as in the spring but I'm pretty happy about this added bonus.
Positive nevrest On Sep 20, 2004, nevrest from Broadview, SK
(Zone 3a) wrote:

Beautiful early spring wildflower, that adds color for many weeks as first there are the deep pink flowers (as a kid we called them wild bleeding hearts), then the seed heads form and are pink and green then almost golden, they do indeed in a large group look like smoke over the land.

Positive julie88 On Sep 19, 2004, julie88 from Muscoda, WI
(Zone 4b) wrote:

Prairie Smoke grows wild here in Zone 4b in the margins of the sandy, reforested pine areas along the Wisconsin River. In the spring, it's not uncommon to find large, mostly shaded, areas covered with the pink, airy, hair-like flowers of this plant. When a person finally notices them, one can't help but stop and smile at their appearance. They have that "bad hair day-look," something like the little "troll" dolls that once were so popular. Quite an eye-opening experience.

~julie~

Neutral Ehowell On Mar 27, 2001, Ehowell from Weyburn, SK wrote:

This pretty little wildflower is native to Saskatchewan. In the SE part it is protected and we are not supposed to even pick the flowers. As the area was settled and the land was broken for farming many of the native plants disappeared. Now there are certain areas set aside to remain in their natural state. There is one such preserve on the edge of the city wher I live.(Weyburn, Sask. Can) It is called Tatagwa Parkway and we can wander about and see the native plants. We called these plants crocuses when we were kids and always took a bouquet home to mother.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

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Galena, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Saint Charles, Illinois
Wichita, Kansas
Brookeville, Maryland
Drummond Island, Michigan
Marine City, Michigan
Kalama, Washington
Augusta, Wisconsin
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Muscoda, Wisconsin



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