Geum triflorum-Prairie Smoke Dry-Mesic Host plant for the Dusky

Host plant for the Dusky Azure butterfly

notably the queen bumble bee

Beautiful yellow-orange color in the fall

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

Geum triflorum-Prairie Smoke Dry-Mesic Host plant for the DuskyPrairie 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