Gillenia trifoliata
at Digging Dog

Bowman’s Root

Gillenia

Gillenia trifoliata   

It’s easy to be charmed by this dainty yet tough, no-nonsense American wildflower. Bronzy pink spring shoots form a low refined clump of wiry, erect and branching mahogany-tinted stems sparsely cloaked in toothed trifoliate leaves. Fluttering a lacy dance, decorative red calyxes and white starlike flowers define the lovely loose terminal panicles. Ornate seed heads, crimson autumn foliage and persistent sepals keep our interest sparked, while varied conditions—open woodlands, moderately moist, well drained soil, sun or some shade—will help it flourish.

Blooms June–July.

Size: 2'–3' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 4.

Gillenia trifoliata (P-1522)
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