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Rosaceae
Alpine avens
Geum montanum
Also known as Alpine geum, Yellow avens, Mountain avens, Caryophyllata montana
Native Plants · Alpine · Rock Garden · Perennial · Yellow Flowers · Mountain Plant · Rosaceae · Geum · Groundcover · European Native
Alpine avens thrives in well-drained, gritty or rocky soil with consistent moisture and full sun to partial shade, making it ideal for rock gardens or alpine troughs. Water regularly during the growing season but avoid soggy conditions, especially over winter. Minimal pruning is needed — simply remove spent flower stems to encourage a tidy appearance.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 4–4.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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