Geum (syn. 'Feuerball') 'Mrs BRADSHAW'

Geum (syn. 'Feuerball') 'Mrs BRADSHAW'
Chilean avens
Chilean avens
SIZE/TYPE | low perennial |
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USUAL HEIGHT | 0.4-0.6m |
USUAL WIDTH | 0.3-0.5m |
LEAVES | semi-deciduous broadleaf |
COLOUR OF LEAVES |
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FLOWERS | showy |
COLOUR OF FLOWERS |
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BLOOMING TIME | June - August |
LOCATION | full sun |
USDA zone (lowest) | 5 (down to -29°C) |
WINTER PROTECTION | |
FOR ZONE 5+6 |
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FOR ZONE 7 |
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Perennials Summer blooms |
Avens is a pretty perennial whose wild forms can be found on every continent except Australia. Mrs. J.Bradshaw, formerly known as Feuerball, is a hybrid of geum chiloense with small but attractive, scarlet red, semi-double flowers that come out from early June, and, if regularly dead-headed, strong plants continue producing stems with more flowers until late summer.
Basal leaves are rounded, shallowly toothed, mid green, while stem leaves are pinnate. They can make a nice groundcover in mass plantings. Mrs. J.Bradshaw shows a sort of an understated beauty commonly found in cottage gardens.
Avens is not picky about soil type. It does best in fertile, medium moist but well-drained soil in full sun. A little extra feeding will bring lush foliage but is not necessary for flower production – avens will always flower if grown in full sun. Hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5).
Last update 07-12-2013
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