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19 November 2008

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Geum

Genus: Geum

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Category: Perennials

Height: 0.50 m (50 cm)
Spread: 0.50 m (50 cm)

Form: Perennial
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Sun/Shade: Full sun for best flowering performance
Soil Type: Nutritious, moist but well drained.

Geum add colour to a garden for a long period from late spring, continuing throughout summer. The saucer-shaped flowers are sometimes semi-double and held on upright flower stalks. Flower colour can be yellow, cream, orange, pink or red. Geum leaves are mid-green and wrinkled, they often remain evergreen throughout the winter months.

 


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