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Geum triflorum
Geum triflorum
Prairie Smoke
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While most perennials are grown for their flowers or foliage, the most striking feature of Geum triflorum ('Prairie Smoke', or 'Old Man's Whiskers'), are the upright feathery plumed seed heads, that give the plant its common names. This North American native is an interesting addition to the rock garden or informal borders
PRODUCT DETAILS:
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3 |
| Light Requirements: | Full sun |
| Height: | 15-30 cm |
| Spread: | 15-30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | Well drained, medium moisture soils, avoid winter wet conditions |
| Bloom Time | Late spring to early summer |
| Planting Time: | |
| Use: | Rock gardens, informal borders |
| Flower Colour & Shape: | Reddish pink, to purple nodding globular flowers, replaced by upright smoke-like feathery seed plumes |
| Foliage: | Basal rosette of finely divided green leaves, turn red, purple and orange in fall. |
| Benefits: | Unusual flowers and seed heads, dried flowers, bee plant |
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