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prairie smoke
Geum triflorum

Colorado

Dimensions: Height: 4.0 in. (or less) to 1.5 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 8.0 in.
Growth Form: Herbaceous
Program Association: Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses: Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Water Requirements: Very Low, Low
Plant Community: Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Riparian, Subalpine
Season of Bloom: May, June, July, August
Flower Color: Pink Shades
Leaf Color: Gray Shades, Green Shades
Aggressiveness: Readily Seeds
Design Considerations: Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
Other Considerations: No City Data
Duration: Perennial
Soil Type: Variable
Pests/Disease Prone: No
Hazards/Toxic: No City Data.

This species belongs to the rose family which provides larval and adult food sources for native invertebrates.

This plant has showy seeds that resemble smoke from a distance.