Rosaceae
Geum vernum
Geum vernum
Also known as Stypostylis vernus, Stylypus vernus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Spring Avens · Native Wildflower · Woodland Garden · Part Shade · Ground Cover · Rosaceae · Perennial · Eastern Us · Spring Blooming · Pollinator
Spring avens is a delicate native perennial that produces cheerful small yellow flowers in spring, making it ideal for shaded woodland gardens and naturalized areas. It grows best in moist, humus-rich soil under the dappled shade of deciduous trees. Once established it is largely self-sufficient, spreading gently to form attractive low ground cover.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil evenly moist, reducing frequency once the plant is well established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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