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Common Name: | Avens |
| Scientific Name: | Geum | |
| Family: | Rosaceae | |
| Origin: | mountainous habitata, streamsides, moist meadows and woodland in arctic and temperate regions of Europe, Asia, New Zealand, N. and S. America and Africa | |
| Leaves: | pinnate to pinnatisect, wrinkled, mainly borne in basal rosettes |
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| Flowers: | 5-petalled, saucer to bowl-shaped, usually upright but occasionally pendent, in shades of cream, yellow, orange, pink oe red |
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| Light: | full sun |
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| Soil: | fertile, well-drained; G. rivale prefer humus-rich, moist soil; avoid soil that is waterlogged in winter |
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| Fertilizer: | not needed if soil if soil is fertile |
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| Air humidity: | normal |
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| Watering: | freely |
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| Transplanting: | not necessary |
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| Dimensions: | not more than 1 m |
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| Propagation: | sow seed in containers in a cold frame or divide in autum or spring |
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| Life: | perennial |
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| Pests and diseases: | sawfly larvae may cause damage to leaves |
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| Species and varieties: | G. x borisii, G. chiloense, G. coccineum, G. montanum, G. reptans, G. rivale |
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| Tips: | the smaller geums are suitable for growing in a rock garden, the larger can be grown at the front of a border |
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| Hardness: | fully hardy |
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