Pond Plant: Geum rivale - water avens

Pond Plant: Geum rivale - water avensWater avens is one of the more modest plants we sell. It has a delicate bell shaped pinkish flower and only grows to around 30cm. It's widespread in the UK outside of southern England. Geum rivale likes moist rather than wet conditions, but will grow happily in semi shade and flowers continuously throughout the summer, so works well as an understory plant. It's related to wood avens, but to my mind a more attractive plant. We're currently offering

Our bees love it too

The nursery grows new stock from autumn to spring

which we buy in from a specialist grower in Cornwall

Both types are helpful in covering the water surface and preventing algal growth

Soft rush (Juncus effusus)/Hard rush (Juncus inflexus)/Articulated rush (Juncus articulatus)

We will include 6 different species in the collections

"Flag" comes from the middle English word for a rush or reed

and doesn't have the invasive habit it displays in regions of America

Native oxygenators are slightly tricky to grow

It grows in nearly all still water

they will also reduce nutrient levels in the water

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