Description

Prairie Smoke 

Spring blooming red flower on compact plant that turn into fuzzy seed heads that resemble mauve smoke.

Height: 0.15-0.41 m.

Edible: N

Medicine:  Y

Other Uses: N

Poisonous: N

Soil: Variable

Watering: Lots of water

Sun: Sunny to part shade

Usually found at: Most moist habitats up to 3000 meter

Pollinators & wildlife: Bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds

Ornamental: Beautiful and attracts pollinators

 

Leaves: Twice divided in 3’s, green above, lighter below

Flowers: 5 cm long complex & beautiful red and yellow flowers from April till August

Berries: None

First Nations uses: Some use to treat tuberculosis by Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau