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Spring–Summer
Avens
Geum chiloense
Family: Rosaceae
Earthy & Warmfaintwarm
SeasonSpring–Summer
OriginChile
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Earthy & Warm · Spring–Summer bloomer
Geum's vivid orange-red or yellow flowers on wiry stems bring a warm, intense colour to the early summer border, their long-lasting blooms held above clumps of crinkled apple-scented foliage.
Symbolism & Meaning
accepted love, warmth
In the Victorian language of flowers, avens means “Accepted love”.
Habitat & Environment
Chile
Avens is native to Chile.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameGeum chiloense
- FamilyRosaceae
- Native ToChile
- Bloom SeasonSpring–Summer
- LifespanPerennial
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