Alpine Buttercup Trollius farreri

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Trollius

  Species:

  farreri

  Family:

  Ranunculaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Perennial

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  China

  Play Value:

  Attractive Flowers

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Perennial

  Habit/Form:

  Clumping

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• Stem:

  Stem Color:

  Green

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Description:

  Very short 2" stems. When fruiting the stems can be up to 7" tall.

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Container

  Meadow

  Patio

  Pond

  Slope/Bank

  Small Space

  Walkways

  Woodland

  Landscape Theme:

  Rock Garden

  Design Feature:

  Border

  Mass Planting

  Small groups