Plant Lust
ShopOrderSellblog
0

  • Plant types

  • Plant styles

  • Planting conditions

  • Seasonal interest

  • Nurseries & Gardens

    • Photo of Geum triflorum flower by Anna Kullgren

    Photo by Anna Kullgren

    Used with permission, all rights reserved

    Show all photos

    Buy Geum triflorum

    Also Known As

    • Lion's Beard
    • Old Man's Whiskers
    • Prairie Smoke
    • Purple Avens

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 6"-18"
    • W: 6"-18"

    planting zones

    • 3a-9b

    3 inch pot | $14

    Ships USPS, based on weight/location

    Fewer than 20 at Secret Garden Growers

    More Options

    Geum triflorum plant details

    Geum triflorum is a broadleaf evergreen perennial with green foliage. In summer burgundy and yellow flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and regular - occasional water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in alkaline, average, clay, gritty, lean, rich, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Geum triflorum

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: rosaceae
    Foliage: evergreen green
    Mature size: 6 IN - 18 IN - wide, 6 IN - 18 IN - tall
    Flowers: burgundy and yellow blooms in summer
    Uses: compact, rock garden, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Geum triflorum

    USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
    Watering frequency: regular - occasional
    Resistant to: heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: alkaline, average, clay, gritty, lean, rich, rocky and well-drained

    We independently publish plant data to search multiple nurseries at once. We may earn a commission on qualifying purchases when you buy through our links.

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    North American native prairie plant, perennial with spreading rhizomes creates a nice patch of ferny foliage topped by nodding, globular flowers of apricot pink in late spring followed by large showy seed heads of silver pink feathers resembling puffs of smoke. 12-16” tall and slow spreader. Needs well drained soils, likes to be dry in summer, full sun (part shade in hot climates); deer resistant. Looks nice with grasses. Native American medicinal herb.

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    A Rock and Sand Garden Favorite, Praiire Smoke is one of the most distinctive and best loved prairie plants! The unique feathery pink seedheads make this a star of the springtime flowers. Geum triflorum spreads slowly by rootstocks to make a low growing groundcover. Excellent for hot, dry spots, it thrives in any well-drained soil. Hardy to Zones 3 - 6.

    By: Prairie Nursery

    Geum triflorum An interesting and beautiful plant. In this case, the flowers are small and hardly noticeable, but they're followed up by some of the most incredibly seed heads out there, the plant covering itself with long, silvery-pink poofs. The effect is magical, particularly in mass, and since they're not flowers but rather seeds, the show lasts an incredibly long time. A terrific prairie native, and so as tough as nails provided it has good sun and doesn't drown. A foot or so tall. Zone 4, perhaps more.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Blooms: spring, nodding red, feathery seeds/ evergreen, gray-green, fern like foliage Zone 5-9. 8"-20", PNW, part shade-sun, moist, well drained

    By: Keeping it Green Nursery

    Pink flowers. Soft hairy fern-like leaves.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    The 'smoke' of the common name refers to the seed head--a 2" tuft of rose-colored fluff; the fl, resembling a nodding rose-pink urn, rises from finely-dissected foliage in early spring. Sun/Med-Dry/GdDrain

    By: Forestfarm

    Nodding pink flowers transition into fluffy, puffy, feathery seed heads that are fun and ornamental. 1' tall perennial.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Gardening facts about Geum triflorum plant

    How to Grow Geum triflorum

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - dappled shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular - occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • clay
      • alkaline
      • adaptable
      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rich
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • yellow
      • burgundy

    • Wildlife

      • butterflies

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • fuzzy

    Landscape groups by tags

    Mailing List
    Sign Up for updates on new plant arrivals and deals

    © 2010—2024 Plant Lust, LLC All Rights Reserved