Avens, Nodding
- Product number: 355530
- Origin: Europe
- Latin: Geum rivale
A beautiful garden plant, which is still found in the Netherlands and Belgium (albeit rarely). The plants like moist, peaty soil and do very well in a pot or in a semi-shaded spot. The yellow and wine-red flower (V-VI) hangs downwards and is almost entirely enclosed by wine-red calyxes. Slender, burr-shaped, brownish-red fruits soon develop from these. The plant's name (Nagelkruid) comes from the clove-like scent of its roots. The roots were formerly used as a painkiller for toothache and as a medicine for stomach and intestinal complaints.
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Latin: Geum rivale
Dutch: Nagelkruid, Knikkend
English: Water Avens
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- Flower colour: Yellow with wine-red flower
- Origin: Europe
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Forst hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Geum rivale
- Dutch: Avens, Nodding
- Also known as: Not applicable / Unknown
- English: Water Avens
