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A LITTLE MORE LIFE

Prairie smoke

Geum triflorum

Native flowers feed bees and butterflies before turning into airy seedheads.

Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME

A spot to thrive.

Use sun or light shade; spreading mats can form a low groundcover.

Sunlight: Full sun
Soil moisture: Average moisture / Dry soil
Mature size: 6–18 in tall · Spreading mats
Season of interest: Late spring–summer flowers & seedheads
Hardiness: USDA zones 2–5
Garden role: Nodding flowers and feathery seedheads

Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0

ONE GOOD SWAP

Instead of bloody cranesbill.

Geranium sanguineum

Try prairie smoke for nodding flowers and feathery seedheads.

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Photo credits & licenses

Prairie smoke: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Bloody cranesbill: Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0

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