Globeflower

Like buttercups on steroids, globeflowers are stunning massed beside lakes, ponds and streams. Elsewhere, they are perfectly suited to rain gardens and boggy areas, and make a good showing in borders where soil does not dry out. After bloom time, cut the plants back by half to encourage further blooms. Numerous hybrid cultivars are available.

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Zones:

4-8

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Height:

9-36 inches tall, depending on variety

Plant Width:

8-18 inches wide, depending on variety

Flower Color:

White, yellow, or orange flowers, depending on variety

Bloom Time:

Blooms late spring to midsummer, depending on variety

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Cut Flowers,Tolerates Wet Soil,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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Chinese globeflower Golden Monarch

(Trollius chinensis 'Golden Monarch') has bright yellow buttercup flowers centered with upright petals and numerous stamens. The dark green leaves are deeply cut. It grows 3 feet tall and is hardy in Zones 4-8.
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Plant It With

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Iris

The tall deep violet flowers of Caesar's Brother Siberian iris play off well against the bright yellow globes of European globeflower in damp sunny gardens.

Perennial geranium

Blooming at the same time, low-growing Jolly Bee geranium has white-eyed clear blue saucer flowers that contrast well with orange Ledebour globeflower.

goldenstar

The bright yellow daisies of low-growing golden star provide a color echo for the ball-shaped blooms of European globeflower.

Propagation

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