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Prairie Smoke Seeds
Prairie Smoke Seeds
Pack contains: 60+ seeds
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) is a native prairie perennial with nodding pink flowers followed by feathery seed heads. The soft plumes remain conspicuous after flowering.
Plants tolerate dry prairie conditions and suit meadow and naturalized plantings.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 3
Seed Source: Manitoba
Stratification Required: 2 months cold
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Growing details
- Foliage
- Pinnately compound leaves with 9-19 narrow, toothed leaflets; red, purple and orange tones can develop late in the season
- Hardiness reference
- USDA zones 3a-7b; this uses the American zone system
- Native range
- Native across much of southern Canada and the central and northern United States, including Manitoba
- Growing site
- Full sun; well-drained sand, loam or clay; moist in spring and tolerant of drier summers; avoid wet winter soil
- Seed note
- Cold stratification benefits seed propagation; the low foliage mound is a poor competitor with aggressive neighbours
- Spread
- Spreads gradually by rhizomes; this is not root suckering
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada