Geum aleppicum Gift Card pale sky blue starry flowers

pale sky blue starry flowers which are long-lasting and make an excellent cut flower

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Scabiosa caucasica "Fama White" is the most beautiful perennial scabiosa

Plants are happy in full sun or partial shade and they like an average dry to medium but well-drained position in the garden

Geum aleppicum Gift Card pale sky blue starry flowersAlso known as Yellow Avens or Common Avens, this is a lovely little plant native to most of the temperate northern hemisphere from eastern Europe across Asia and North America. It is a very reliable and hardy herbaceous perennial, growing to 1 m tall with palm shaped leaves. The delicate looking flowers are 2 cm diameter, yellow, with five to seven toothed petals. They are a wonderful filler in the garden and cope with more moist conditions than most.