Commonly known as largeleaf avens, this lovely native plant was added to my native garden as a bonus plant in a pot with a different native shrub. This is another plant family I’m very fond of, from the native prairie smoke that grows near our cabin, to the border plants, like Geum borisii and “Mrs. Bradshaw.” More subtle than all of those, but with its own brightness and charm, comes this seemingly easy plant. It has bright yellow flowers, fresh green leaves with really large leaves for a Geum at the base of the plant.

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My future plans for this plant are to grow more of them and plant them around the native plant garden randomly. Since the plant set seeds, I planted some in a pot in the greenhouse and also sprinkled a bunch around this original plant.