Trollius farreri
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- TROLL-ee-us FAH-re-ry
- Description
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Trollius farreri or Alpine Buttercup is a small perennial plant with bright yellow flowers that likes to grow in moist soils. In its natural habitat, it can be found growing along grassy slopes or alpine meadows.
It works well in rock and crevice gardens.
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Trollius
- Species:
- farreri
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Solitary, early summer, bright yellow flowers up to 1 1/4" with 5 or 6 sepals. Its petals are shorter than the sepals.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Cuneate
- Obovate
- Rhomboidal
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- All the leaves (3 to 4) are either basal or subbasal rhombic-obovate or cuneate, with irregular teeth, or 1 to 2 leaves near the middle of the stem. When dried, the leaves are not geeen.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Very short 2" stems. When fruiting the stems can be up to 7" tall.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Meadow
- Patio
- Pond
- Slope/Bank
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups