Geum triflorum-Prairie Smoke Dry-Mesic Clusters of white flowers sprout

Clusters of white flowers sprout from dark gray stalks that rise above dense but delicate bluish-gray foliage

Little Bluestem plays larval host to numerous types of butterflies and attracts a multitude of insects that feed on its lush foliage including grasshoppers

notably the queen bumble bee

In late spring through the summer and even into the fall

Host plant for the Dusky Azure butterfly

Geum triflorum-Prairie Smoke Dry-Mesic Clusters of white flowers sproutPrairie Smoke dazzles in the spring and early summer with its unique flowers and stunning seed heads that look like wispy plumes of smoke wafting on the breeze. In spring, deep pink stems rise above the foliage and bear clusters of nodding rounded flowers of the same rich color. The sepals of these upside down flowers are partially fused, leaving the job of pollination to those strong enough to push their way inside. Enter the bumblebee! The real show