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Alpine Buttercup Trollius farreri

Phonetic Spelling
TROLL-ee-us FAH-re-ry
Description

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.

See this plant in the following landscape:
Cultivars / Varieties:
  • var. farreri
var. farreri
Tags:
#moist soil#perennial
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
  • var. farreri
var. farreri
Tags:
#moist soil#perennial
  • 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