A spring favourite!
Early in the spring, the leaves often lie flat to the ground and are in poor condition, but they soon become more upright in response to the warmer days and lack of snow cover. In the heat of a dry summer, the leaves also will lie down closer to the earth. The plants resume growth in the fall as other plants are starting to go dormant, developing a mound of deep grey-green leaves. The leaves are evergreen in areas without severe cold or there is protective snow cover, though they often turn purple, orange, or reddish.
Plants are tolerant of clay soils when slopes provide drainage, but intolerant of being waterlogged, particularly in winter. They require good moisture for new plants to establish and prefer areas that are well supplied with water in the spring, but tolerant of drought in summer and healthier with drier soils in summer.
Grows 6-16"
Blooms April-June
Geum triflorum
Photo by Peter Dzuik of Minnesota Wildflowers, Thayne Tuason https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67139532
A spring favourite!
Early in the spring, the leaves often lie flat to the ground and are in poor condition, but they soon become more upright in response to the warmer days and lack of snow cover. In the heat of a dry summer, the leaves also will lie down closer to the earth. The plants resume growth in the fall as other plants are starting to go dormant, developing a mound of deep grey-green leaves. The leaves are evergreen in areas without severe cold or there is protective snow cover, though they often turn purple, orange, or reddish.
Plants are tolerant of clay soils when slopes provide drainage, but intolerant of being waterlogged, particularly in winter. They require good moisture for new plants to establish and prefer areas that are well supplied with water in the spring, but tolerant of drought in summer and healthier with drier soils in summer.
Grows 6-16"
Blooms April-June
Geum triflorum
Photo by Peter Dzuik of Minnesota Wildflowers, Thayne Tuason https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67139532
