Yellow Avens - Geum macrophyllum
This perennial wildflower is native to the moist meadows and woods of North America. Typically growing to heights of 1 to 3 feet, it features large, rounded leaves that have a coarse texture and can create a lush green understory. In late spring to early summer, yellow avens produces clusters of charming yellow flowers with delicate, cup-shaped blooms, attracting various pollinators such as bees and butterflies.
Yellow Avens
Size: 12”-2’in height
Growing Conditions: sun, shade to part shade, moist to wet soils,Features: yellow flowers and distinctive large leaves, spreading groundcover for woodland and meadow gardens, attracts bees, butterflies and is larval host plant
Natural Habitat: moist woods and meadows from Alaska to California and east to the Atlantic coast
Companion Plants: fringecup, swordfern, yarrow