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Prairie Smoke

Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)
Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Prairie Smoke in flower
In flower · (c) Caleb Catto, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY

Geum triflorum

Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.

Low dry prairie spring flower

ModerateFlowers
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry
Mature size
1–2 ft
Spacing
12–18 in
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Apr–Jun; ornamental seedheads
How it spreads
Clumping
What to buy
Plug or division for reliable residential establishment; seed for larger restoration areas.
When to plant
Apr–May; late Aug–Sep, finishing about six weeks before the first frost.

In the design

Leave some stems and seedheads through winter; divide or thin only when needed.

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Reference details
Conservatism value
10
Wetland indicator
FACU