Globeflower
Trollius europaeus and hybrids. RANUNCULACEAE.
Planting and Growing Globeflower
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow globeflower in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of globeflower
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for globeflower
- Season of bloom and planting time for globeflower
- When, how deep, and where to plant globeflower
- How to plant globeflower
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of globeflower
- Landscape and container uses of globeflower
- Comments about globeflower and its features
Growing Globeflower
Several cultivars of erect, mounding, open, fibrous, deciduous perennial herbs, 18–24 in. (45–60 cm) tall, 18 in. (45 cm) wide. Shiny, green, pointed, 3–5 lobed, finely toothed leaves, to 3 in. (75 mm) long, with pale gray green undersides.
See also Chinese globeflower, Trollius chinensis, a closely related species with similar care needs.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Many yellow, green yellow, round, ball-shaped flowers, 1–2 in. (25–50 mm) wide, in late spring–early summer.
Best Climates
Hardy. Self-seeding. Zones 3–7. Best in cool-summer climates.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus or, in water features, shoreline sites. Fertility: Rich. 5.5–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring or autumn in full sun to partial shade, 18 in. (45 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly. Mulch. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, beds, borders in bog, natural, shade, woodland gardens or water feature shorelines. Good for cutting. Disease resistant. Aphid susceptible.