Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) 35 Seeds

Description

Prairie Smoke is also known as
Three-flowered Avens and Old Man's Whiskers, is a spring-blooming perennial herbaceous plant of North America from northern Canada to California and east to New York. The flowers bloom from mid-spring to early summer.  The
most distinguishing feature of this native North American prairie flower is not the reddish pink to purplish, nodding, globular flowers that bloom in late spring, but the fruiting heads which follow. As the flower fades and the seeds begin to form, the styles elongate (to 2" long) to form upright, feathery gray tails which collectively resemble a plume or feather duster, all of which has given rise to a large number of regional descriptive common names.
Zones 2 - 6
Best grown in dry, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade and prefers some afternoon shade in hot summers. Prefers cool summer climates. May be grown in medium moisture, well-drained soils, but often will die out if subjected to wet winter soil conditions.
Sow seeds directly in prepared growing area in autumn or start
seeds
indoors in the late winter, beginning with a four- to six-week stratification period. Then, plant them in a
seed-starting
mix, and keep the growing medium lightly moist as seedlings develop.