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Prairie Smoke

Geum Triflorum

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Overview

Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) is a charming perennial, native to North American prairies. Featuring wispy, smoke-like seed heads atop stems reaching 16-24 inches, it blooms with pink to reddish-purple flowers in late spring. This hardy plant thrives in USDA zones 3-7, prefers full sun to partial shade, and tolerates a range of soils. Ideal for naturalistic designs, it's dazzling en masse, attracting pollinators while requiring minimal maintenance.

Sun Full, HalfWater Extra in Summer, LowZones 5–10Type PerennialClimate Temperate

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — perennial with pink and red blooms; revealing feathery tails that persist well into the summer, image 111

Culture

Sun: Full, Half
Water: Extra in Summer, Low
USDA zones: 5–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Perennial
Family: Rosaceae
Climate: Temperate

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Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — it blooms with pink to reddish-purple flowers in late spring

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — smoke-like seed heads atop stems reaching 16-24 inches; sandy or loamy soil but is quite adaptable to various soil, image 86

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — providing enduring visual interest; revealing feathery tails that persist well into the summer

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — pink and red flowers in the garden; sandy or loamy soil but is quite adaptable to various soil conditions, image 110

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — This hardy plant thrives in USDA zones 3-7, prefers full sun to partial shade, and tolerates a range of soils; making it a

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — Once the blooms are pollinated; this hardy plant thrives in USDA zones 3-7, prefers full sun to partial shade, and, image 101

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — As a low maintenance choice

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — as long as they are not overly wet; making it a delightful conversation piece for any client's garden

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — Ideal for naturalistic designs; this hardy plant thrives in USDA zones 3-7, prefers full sun to partial shade, and, image 89

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — is a charming herbaceous perennial native to North American prairies

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — as long as they are not overly wet

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — is a charming herbaceous perennial native to North American prairies; this hardy plant thrives in USDA zones 3-7, image 121

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — attracting pollinators while requiring minimal maintenance; sandy or loamy soil but is quite adaptable to various, image 62

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — it requires minimal care once established; this hardy plant thrives in USDA zones 3-7, prefers full sun to partial, image 105

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — Prairie Smoke thrives in full sun to partial shade; sandy or loamy soil but is quite adaptable to various soil, image 94

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — revealing feathery tails that persist well into the summer

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — revealing feathery tails that persist well into the summer; sandy or loamy soil but is quite adaptable to various, image 74

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — also commonly referred to as Old Man's Whiskers; making it a delightful conversation piece for any client's garden, image 120

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — sandy or loamy soil but is quite adaptable to various soil conditions; revealing feathery tails that persist well, image 95

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — it demonstrates notable drought tolerance; this hardy plant thrives in USDA zones 3-7, prefers full sun to partial, image 69

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — making it a delightful conversation piece for any client's garden; this hardy plant thrives in USDA zones 3-7, image 109

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — it requires minimal care once established

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — the plant produces nodding pink to red flowers that rise slightly above the foliage; making it a delightful, image 100

Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) — is a charming herbaceous perennial native to North American prairies; this hardy plant thrives in USDA zones 3-7, image 93

Photographs by 13 contributors

Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0 · source
Doug McGrady from Warwick, RI, USA, CC BY 2.0 · source
Aaron Carlson from Menomonie, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
SriMesh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Miguel Vieira from Redwood City, CA,…, CC BY 2.0 · source
Lukas Muzila, CC BY 4.0 · source
Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0 · source
Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

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