| Description | A early spring blooming plant with globular yellow flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (TROL-i-us)(you-RO-pay-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Sunlight | sun to part shade, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average, resents dry |
| Soil & Site | average, light, moist |
| Flowers | 1-2 inch globular, borne single or in twos, lemon yellow, long lasting, the showy part of the flower are the petaloid sepals which are larger than the inner petals |
| Leaves | green, parted, lobed, serrated (toothed), basal leaves have petioles, stem leaves are sessile |
| Maintenance | I cut them back after the formation of new foliage at the base, flushes new growth |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Grows in damp ground in shady areas, woodland and scrub. Native to Europe and Western Asia. |
| Misc Facts | The genus name trollius is from the Swiss German word Trollblume "something round". This refers to the shape of the flower. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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