Thursday, 18 July 2013

FFF87 - GEUM

Geum, commonly called avens, is a genus of about 50 species of rhizomatous perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family Rosaceae, native to Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa, and New Zealand. They are closely related to Potentilla and Fragaria.
From a basal rosette of leaves they produce flowers on wiry stalks, in shades of red, yellow and orange, in midsummer. Geum species are evergreen except where winter temperatures drop below −18 °C. The cultivars "Lady Stratheden" and "Mrs J. Bradshaw" have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Join me for Floral Friday Fotos by linking your flower photos below, and please leave a comment once you have done so!

10 comments:

  1. Happy FFF everybody!
    Beautiful flower of Geum!

    Xavi

    ReplyDelete
  2. Great shots of your beautiful Geum ....!
     

    ReplyDelete
  3. Happy FFF! Thanks for hosting Nick. Great shot!

    ReplyDelete
  4. What a beautiful color! Great shot!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I love geum and it does very well in my Seattle garden, although it does die back in the winter. My stems are quite long. Lovely photo.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Beautiful picture.

    Herding Cats

    ReplyDelete
  7. Hello,
    what an amazing color of blossom, wonderful!
    Wish you a nice weekend,
    moni

    Thanks for visit my blog
    http://www.reflexionblog.de/die-schonheit-des-augenblicks/

    ReplyDelete
  8. Great shot. Love the color of your beautiful flower!
    Thanks for hosting!

    ReplyDelete