Plant Details
A lovely Geum with large double red flowers from yellow buds on long stems from May to July. Prefers a spot in full or part shade.
Height: 45cm
Geums have long been cultivated, Our native wood avens, Geum urbanum, being a stalwart of medieval herbalists.
The name of the Genus 'Geum' derives from the Greek 'geno' = to yield a pleasant odour or alternatively from the Greek 'geyo' = to stimulate. This refers to the pleasant clove-like aroma that comes from the freshly dug up roots of wood avens. As a result of this, roots were used to flavour Ausburg Ale and to make cordials against the plague.
Common name(s): Water Avens
Image courtesy of The Hardy Plant Society.
