Scientific Name:
Trollius europaeus
Pronunciation:
TROE-lee-us your-oh-PAY-us
Common Name:
globeflower, common European globeflower
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, with long petioles, palmate blades up to 15cm wide, deeply divided into 3-5 ovate toothed lobes (also leaves on stem, sessile, with 3 ovate lobes); flowers globe-shaped with 15-20 inward curving tepals, late spring to early summer, to 5cm wide.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe (North America, Caucasus)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivar shown: T. 'Superbus' (larger flowers).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Orbicular
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Peltate
Margins:
Dentate, Incised, Serrate
Additional Info:
Palmately compound, leaflets (5) deeply lobed and toothed.
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Urceolate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
tepals: 10 to 15 sepals that look very similar to the 5 inner petals
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
Mildew (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant)
