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Sorry, you cannot proceed to the checkout right now as we are having to limit the number of orders we can process each hour. Your basket will be saved for you - we ask that you please try to place your order later, and thank you for your patienceGEUM
Commonly known as Avens
All Flower MAY-JUL
Easily grown and suited to naturalistic plantings.
Genus of about 50 species of rhizomatous, occasionall stoloniferous perennials from mountainous habitats, streamsides, moist meadows and woodland in arctic and temperate regions of Europe, Asia, New Zealand, North and South America and Africa.
UK natives are G. rivale. water avens or Billy's button, the names more attractive than the flower which is of a rather subtle colour and wood avens or herb bennet, G. urbanum. When they occur together a hybrid is easily formed, G x intermedium carrying the yellow flowers of herb bennet.
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Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch. - rhizomatous perennials. Erect, 5-petalled, solitary flowers in shades of cream, yellow, pink or red
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Additional Features - Good to know - - includes the British native water avens (rivulare). Wildlife plant - bees, hoverflies. Deadheading will prolong flower production. -
Pests & Diseases - sawfly larvae may cause damage to leaves -
Place of origin - arctic and temperate regions of Europe, Asia, New Zealand, North and South America, Africa. -
Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - humus-rich. Rivale and its cultivars
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Fertile well drained soil
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Geum - Care Guide
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of GEUM
GEUM 'Scarlet Tempest' >
Commonly known as: Avens.
Soft red semi-double flowers with a hint of orange. A very long flowering period.
GEUM 'Tequila Sunrise' >
Commonly known as: Avens.
Semi-double apricot-yellow flowers with a red flush
GEUM 'Totally Tangerine' >
Commonly known as: Avens.
Clump-forming perennial, both robust and floriferous. Orange flowers on tall stems
