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Rosaceae
Water avens
Geum rivale
Also known as Geum rivale subvar. grandifolium, Drooping avens, Geum rivale f. alpinum, Geum rivale var. lividum
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Woodland · Shade Garden · Bog Plant · Nodding Flowers · Moisture Loving · Native · Geum · Perennial Border
Pet-safeMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Water avens prefers consistently moist soil and partial shade conditions. The attractive nodding flowers appear in late spring and benefit from deadheading to prolong blooming. This woodland perennial is excellent for shade gardens and bog areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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