Water Avens

An attractive native plant, Geum rivale is a medium-sized, rather slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial which thrives in wet meadows and as a marginal plant beside streams. The soft green basal leaves are rounded and lobed, and the leaves on the deep-red stems are tripartite. From May to September, the plant bears delicate, nodding, bell-shaped flowers, dusty coral-pink with golden stamens and purplish-red sepals; the flowers are attractive to pollinators. A pretty, feathery burr of hooked seeds persists on the plant when the petals drop. Water avens can also be grown as a bog plant or even in shallow water, to a maximum depth of 3”/8cm.

Site: Tolerates exposure
Soil: Any humus-rich, reliably moist, even wet soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Season of interest: May to September
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height: 20” (50cm); Spread: 20” (50cm)

Aquatic pot and compost variations

Aquatic plants come in a variety of pot and compost variations that have different benefits for planting and growing.

Mesh Pot | (Aquatic Compost)
Pot can be removed and plant can be planted directly into soil or margins above or below the water line. Pot and plant can also be placed directly into water to be container grown, but will still need repotting in time.

Pot | AQ (Aquatic Compost)
Pot must be removed and plant should be planted directly into soil or margins above or below the water line.

Pot | (Regular Compost)
Pot must be removed and plant should be planted directly into soil or margins above the water line. Cannot be planted directly into soil below the water line.