Prairie Smoke Geum (Avens) – 1 Gallon Pot

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

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Maintenance / Care:  Low

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.