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Geum chiloense

 
Geum chiloense

Synonym(s) Geum quellyon
Common name avens
Family rosaceae
Life cycle perennial
Flowers yellow (spring into summer)
Size 2 ft
Light full sun-part shade
Cultural notes ordinary garden soil, not too dry
From seed germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

'Lady Stratheden' is yellow, 'Mrs Bradshaw' is orange-red. Both are tidy border perennials with a long season of bloom. Seed-grown 'Lady Stratheden' doesn't always come true, as we found out when half of ours turned out to be red. We're glad to have at least some of the yellow variety.

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Geum chiloense
Crinkly strawberry-like foliage in a low-growing rosette

This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away...

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed ex 'Mrs Bradshaw' from '02 garden. Baggy 70F (97%G, 8-14d)
  2. Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (87%G, 14-19d)

Excellent long-term viability!


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