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Trollius europaeus
Globe Flower
Origin: Native to Europe and the Caucus's.
| Family |
| Ranunculaceae |
| Genus |
| Trollius |
| Species |
| europaeus |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 6 |
| Height |
| 45 - 60 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 45 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Bog gardens, borders, and mass planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full shade to partial-shade. Rich, humusy, moist to wet and well-drained soil. |
| Shape |
| Upright, clump-forming and spreading. |
| Pests |
| Powdery mildew may occur. |
| Habitat |
| Streams, ponds, meadows and woodlands. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Branch to branchless stems rise from the base of the foliage clump. |
| Leaf Description |
| Long stalked palmate basal leaves that are 10 - 15 cm long, deeply divided into 3 - 5 ovate toothed lobes. Small sessile stem leaves that have 3 lobes. |
| Flower Description |
| Globular flowers that are 2 - 5 cm wide, each contain a ring of 10 - 15 showy, inward curving, petaloid sepals surrounding 5 petals. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are green. The flowers are bright yellow. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
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