General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 6 to 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: Small, single seeded achenes.
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

Common names
  • Southern Barren Strawberry
  • Applachian Barren Strawberry
  • Small Petaled Barren Strawberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Geum donianum
  • Synonym: Waldsteinia fragarioides subsp. doniana

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