Geum rivale – Water Avens 1 Litre

Description

Geum rivale – Water Avens

Geum rivale, commonly known as Water Avens, is a beautiful native marginal perennial prized for its nodding dusky pink flowers and soft textured foliage. This elegant moisture-loving plant brings subtle colour and natural charm to pond margins, bog gardens, and wildlife planting schemes throughout spring and early summer.

The delicate bell-shaped flowers, often flushed with pink, purple, and copper tones, are held on slender arching stems above attractive green foliage, creating a relaxed cottage garden appearance around the water’s edge. Its gentle natural habit blends beautifully with other native marginal plants and helps soften pondside planting displays.

A superb wildlife-friendly species, Geum rivale is highly attractive to bees and pollinating insects during the flowering season, making it an excellent choice for biodiversity-focused gardens and natural pond environments. Its clump-forming growth also provides useful shelter for insects and other small wildlife around damp areas.

Fully hardy and easy to grow, Water Avens thrives in consistently moist soil and shallow marginal conditions, performing best in sunny or partially shaded positions. Once established, it requires very little maintenance and returns reliably year after year.

Key Features

• Elegant nodding dusky pink flowers
• Excellent native wildlife pond plant
• Ideal for pond margins and bog gardens
• Attractive soft textured foliage
• Pollinator-friendly perennial
• Hardy and easy to maintain

Planting Information

• Position: Full sun to partial shade
• Planting depth: Moist soil to 5cm water depth
• Height: 30–60cm
• Spread: 30–45cm
• Flowering period: May – July
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Hardiness: Fully hardy

Care Advice

Plant in moisture-retentive or aquatic compost in shallow pond margins, bog gardens, or damp borders. Keep soil consistently moist, especially during dry periods. Remove faded flower stems after blooming to maintain a tidy appearance and encourage healthy continued growth.

If you have any questions about this Geum rivale – Water Avens 1 Litre plant and whether it’s the right product for your pond, please contact us and a member of our friendly pond team will be more than happy to answer all of your questions.

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