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By Resi

France Fr

I.D please.
I got this lovely yesterday in one of the NGS open gardens, but without label and nobody seemed to know what it was apart from geum. The flowers are nearly over, today tke last petals have fallen....?
It looks to me like a Geum Triflorum maybePrairy Smoke?
Grateful for any suggestions.
Thanks



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Geum rivale - Water Avens?

22 Jun, 2015

 

Looks like it to me - this is the seed head, needs to be out in the garden

22 Jun, 2015

 

Thank you both, it's planted and should flower for another few months. The first geum I have ever grown and dont think it will be my last.

22 Jun, 2015

 

This one needs moist conditions.

22 Jun, 2015

 

Do all geums need moist conditions? I have a couple in large pots....

23 Jun, 2015

 

No Geum montana doesn't need moist conditions

23 Jun, 2015

 

Nor does Geum pentapetalum, but most of the chiloense types prefer a bit of moisture, but not as much as the rivale forms.
I am not so sure that the one pictures is a rivale type, the flower head looks too 'flat' and upward facing to me and rivale ones are more 'closed up' and downward hanging.
Also, do keep dead heading as happy Geums will seed all over the place. The seed heads themselves do tend to cling to clothes too and are the devil to get out of a woolly jumper sleeve.

23 Jun, 2015

 

They were certainly growing all over the garden where I got it from and this was most definitely not a 'damp' garden. Hopefully it will produce some more flowers and I might find out for certain. Thank you owdboggy.

23 Jun, 2015

 

Ask again with a picture if it does flower. I grow about 30 different Geums and know a specialist grower so it would be easy to ask.

23 Jun, 2015

 

Will do, thank you.

23 Jun, 2015

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