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Ranunculaceae
Globeflower
Trollius europaeus
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- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Trollius
- Native to
- Europe, western Asia
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 30–90 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Rich, moist, even boggy
- Water
- High
- Hardiness
- 3–7
- Lifespan
- Long-lived perennial
Did you know
- The petals never fully open — they curve inward to form a perfect golden globe that protects the inner reproductive parts from rain.
- A specialist tiny fly called Chiastocheta breeds inside the flower and cannot reproduce anywhere else, while the plant depends on the fly to spread its pollen — a textbook case of mutualism.
- The name Trollius comes from a Swiss German word for 'round thing', referring to the globe-shaped flowers.
- Globeflowers love bog gardens and pond edges, which is unusual for buttercup family members.
- The mountain meadows of the Alps are dotted with thousands of glowing yellow globeflowers in early summer, a hallmark of subalpine flora.
Color meanings
Yellow
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