Chinese Globeflower
Trollius chinensis (formerly Trollius ledebourii) and hybrids. RANUNCULACEAE.
Planting and Growing Chinese Globeflower
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Chinese globeflower in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of Chinese globeflower
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for Chinese globeflower
- Season of bloom and planting time for Chinese globeflower
- When, how deep, and where to plant Chinese globeflower
- How to plant Chinese globeflower
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of Chinese globeflower
- Landscape and container uses of Chinese globeflower
- Comments about Chinese globeflower and its features
Growing Chinese Globeflower
Several cultivars of erect, mounding, open, fibrous, deciduous perennial herbs, 2–3 ft. (60–90 cm) tall. Shiny, deep green, pointed, lobed, cut, finely toothed, veined leaves, to 3 in. (75 mm) long.
See also Globeflower, Trollius europaeus, a closely related species with similar care needs.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Showy, orange, yellow, cup-shaped, open flowers, to 2 in. (50 mm) wide, in late spring– early summer.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 3–9. Best in cool-summer climates.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus or, in water features, shoreline sites. Fertility: Rich–average. 6.0–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Late summer in full sun to partial shade, 1 ft. (30 cm) apart, after heat has moderated.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, beds, borders, massed plantings in bog, natural, rock, shade, woodland gardens or water feature shorelines. Good for cutting. Pest and disease resistant.