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Plant Picture Guide

Acanthus - Akebia
Allium - Apios
Aquilegia - Asarum
Asclepias - Asimina
Aster - Atrichum
Bambusa - Campsis
Camptosorus - Chamaemelum
Chasmanthium - Coptis
Coreopsis - Dianthus
Dicentra - Erigeron
Eriophorum - Fragaria
Gaillardia - Hedyotis
Helianthus - Indocalamus
Iris - Lamium
Laportea - Lobelia
Lonicera - Maianthemum
Manfreda - Mimulus
Miscanthus
Mitchella - Onoclea
Ophiopogon - Osmunda
Pachysandra - Petasites
Phalaris - Philadelphus
Phlox
Phragmites
Phyllostachys
Physostegia - Polygonum
Polypodium - Potentilla
Prunus - Rhododendron
Rosa - Sasa
Sasaella - Scirpus
Sedum - Senecio
Shibataea - Stachys
Stokesia - Uvularia
Vaccinium - Vetiveria
Viburnum - Vinca
Viola - Zizia


Catalog as of February 04, 2010

Geum

(Rosaceae - rose family)
About 50 species of perennial herbs native to temperate areas.

Geum rivale - Oct 31 Geum rivale - Oct 31 Geum rivale - Oct 31
rivale peren • ht 8"; fl stalks to 24" • zones 3-8

water avens; chocolate root


native, moist - wet, sun - shade
Eur, Asia, N Amer

Evergreen leaves form a basal rosette. The small, purple-orange flowers appear on a tall stalk in late spring. The rootstock of this plant, when boiled, is described in a number of references as producing a drink which resembles hot chocolate.

cat # 4H3R
$8.95 each