Prairie Smoke Geum (Avens) - 1 Gallon Pot
$30.78
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$30.78
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$32.00
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Prairie Smoke Geum (Avens) - 1 Gallon Pot
$30.78
Sale price
$30.78
Regular price
$32.00
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Description
Prairie Smoke Geum
Geum triflorum
Other Names: Old Man’s Whiskers, Purple Avens, Red Avens, Long-Plumed Avens, and Three-Flowered Avens
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-7b (8 in cool-summer climates?) Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Perennial
Height at Maturity: 6-10" foliage; 12-18" in bloom
Width at Maturity: 12-18"
Spacing: 12-18" for groupings or mass plantings; 30"+ for space between plants
Spacing: 12-18" for groupings or mass plantings; 30"+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Mounding, Spreading, Clump, Upright flower stems
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Flower Color: Pinkish Red flowers, Soft Pink and White seed plumes
Flower Size: 2-3"
Flowering Period: Mid Spring to Early Fall
Flower Type: Semi Double
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Brilliant Green Shades
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: No
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Average to Very Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (must be well-draining), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained to Dry when established
Soil pH: 6.0 - 7.5 (Moderately Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-40F / Zone 5), Deer more info, Disease, Insect, Rabbit
Description
A distinctive North American native perennial wildflower, Geum triflorum, commonly known as Prairie Smoke, is adored for its whispy seedheads. It forms a mound of attractive semi-evergreen to evergreen fern-like foliage 6 to 10 inches tall and 18 inches wide in green shades that turn to red, purple, and/or orange shades in fall. In late spring through early spring, abundant flower stems 12 to 18 inches tall bearing clusters of lovely reddish-pink nodding flowers shaped like rose buds rise above the foliage mound. As beneficial pollinators fertilize these flowers, they slowly turn upright forming wispy silvery-pink 3-inch plumes that look like smoke rising and wafting away from the plant. The entire flower stem can be cut and dried for use in flower arrangements. Just hang cut stems upside down in a warm, dry place until dry. Loving the sun and drought tolerant when established, Prairie Smoke is perfectly suited for dry areas of the perennial garden or rock gardens.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Prairie Smoke Geum is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces and container gardens or in groupings or drifts in larger garden spaces. It is a fine addition to rock gardens, antique gardens, pink theme gardens, cut flower gardens, cottage gardens, and beneficial pollinator gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 18 inches apart for solid groupings; 30 inches apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Prairie Fire Geum is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained to dry soil of average to low fertility in full to mostly sun. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. Flower stems can be cut and dried for use in floral arrangements. The foliage often stays evergreen through winter; however, plants can be cleaned up if needed in late winter prior to the emergence of new spring growth.
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