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Geum chiloense |
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| 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
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'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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| | Crinkly strawberry-like foliage in a low-growing rosette |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: bogside border About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| abby | Jun 15, 2005 | I've moved into a home that has been overgrown with weeds (?) but found a plant marker with the name of this flower...it'd be great if this website had a good picture of the leaves....don't know what to pull OUT and what to leave.
Hi Abby, I've put up a small photo of the foliage, for your enjoyment |
- Seed ex 'Mrs Bradshaw' from '02 garden. Baggy 70F (97%G, 8-14d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (87%G, 14-19d)
Excellent long-term viability!
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March 23, 2007
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