Water Avens | Geum rivale ‘Leonard’s Variety’

Water Avens ‘Leonard’s Variety’ Geum Rivale – 3 x 9cm Pot – Cut Back

Geum Rivale is a deciduous, moisture-loving perennial with a basal rosette of pinnately lobed leaves, which occasionally spreads by stolons. Its oval or wedge-shaped upper leaves are borne on erect, dark purple stems, which lead up to pendent, bell-shaped flowers that vary in colour.

Characteristics:

• Foliage Colour: mid-green
• Flower Colour: orange-red, purple-pink, pale pink
• Current Size: 9cm
• Approx. Growth Height: 50cm
• Max. Spread: 50cm
• Planting Time: spring
• Flowering Time: summer
• Uses: beds and borders, gravel, waterside, woodland
• Habit: clump-forming, upright
• Exposure: exposed, sheltered
• Hardiness: hardy
• Rate of Growth: fast