Full Sun
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
6a
USDA zone
-23°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
50cm | Max | 50cm |
10cm | Min | 10cm |
5 years to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has a mild fragrance
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Water Avens Overview
This upright, clump-forming perennial has pinnate basal leaves and oval or wedge-shaped upper leaves. In late spring to midsummer it produces erect, dark purple stems bearing pendent, bell-shaped, dusky pink, purple-red or dark orange-red flowers.
Common problems with Water Avens
How to harvest Water Avens
Generally not harvested.
How to propagate Water Avens
Division
Propagate by division, by runners or offsets.
Seed
Seed in autumn.
Other uses of Water Avens
Walls, rock garden, borders, lakes wildflowers.
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