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Rosaceae
Big-leaf avens
Geum macrophyllum
Also known as Large-leaf avens, Geum macrophyllum, Spreading avens
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Perennial · Yellow Flowers · Woodland Garden · Shade Tolerant · Moist Soil · Rosaceae · Groundcover · Stream Bank · Pollinator · Spring Blooming
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Big-leaf avens is a cheerful, easy-care native perennial featuring bold, textured foliage and bright yellow flowers that bloom in late spring to early summer. It thrives in partial shade with moist, humus-rich soil and is a great choice for woodland gardens, stream banks, or shaded borders. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong blooming and divide clumps every few years to maintain plant health.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil consistently moist, particularly during dry spells; avoid letting soil dry out completely · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Arizona, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Finland, Great Britain, Idaho, Japan, Kamchatka, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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