Arrowleaf Sweet Coltsfoot

Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. var. sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) Cherniawsky

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
4.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Pink, Yellow, Purple
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance None

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode I., South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.