Petasites frigidus, the Arctic sweet coltsfoot[2] or Arctic butterbur, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Arctic to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America. [3][2]

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot) is a low-growing perennial with rounded clusters of creamy white flowers in spring. Blooming just before the large, palmately divided leaves unfurl, the blossoms are a charming harbinger of spring.

Nov 18, 2020 · Palmate Coltsfoot is a hardy and versatile native perennial that offers a firecracker display of creamy white-pink flowers. Its blooms are a treat for local pollinators and human admirers alike.

Apr 17, 2020 · Coltsfoot, or Western Coltsfoot, Petasites palmatus, is a funny little plant that sends up its pompom tipped flower stalks before the leaves barely start to grow.

Palmate coltsfoot is a spreading perennial that is at home in deep shade or full sun as long as their is sufficient moisture. The flat-topped white to pink flowers are quite attractive to people …

About the Palmate Coltsfoot This perennial can be found in the wild in wet areas in open forests/edges, along trails. Best in partial shade. It has large, bold attractive leaves and interesting white to pink flower clusters.

Nov 2, 2022 · Sweet Coltsfoot is an early riser in northern Minnesota and, in spite of large colonies when other vegetation has yet to emerge, they are often overlooked due in part to the shorter stature of the flower cluster at a time when fewer people are out and about.

Stout erect stem with tight cluster of whitish to pink rayless flowers that open before leaves emerge. Flower stalks continue to lengthen as large leaves unfold. Leaves palmately divided, lobes coarsely toothed. Flowers in often purplish bell-shaped cup; male, female flowers in separate heads.

May 11, 2014 · Common to wet coniferous forest and subalpine regions of B.C. A.k.a. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot. Lewis J. Clark, in Wild Flowers of British Columbia, 1973: Petasites derives from the Greek petasos, a broad-rimmed hat, which describes the wide basal leaves.

Basal leaves arising directly from the creeping root, triangular to heart-shaped on long stalks, shallowly to palmately lobed or toothed, white-woolly to nearly glabrous beneath, green and somewhat hairy above, 4-50 cm long; stem leaves alternate, reduced, represented by parallel-veined bracts 1-6 cm long, more or less white woolly-hairy.