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Profile Image Jacqueline P

awomanonabike

When I'm not on my bike, you'll find me in my organic-ish garden in #Cumbria. Favourite plants? Wisteria, hellebores, peonies, philadelphus...

Geum

  • Season Icon Late SpringLate Spring 2018
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awomanonabike

4 Jun 2018 • This collage is all about how you can (or can’t!) tell cultivated geum (here Queen of Orange) from the wild variety (geum urbanum) top left before they flower. Bottom left the roots of GU & bottom right the roots of QofO. The picture in the middle is of the leaves of both...

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awomanonabike

Hi Carol, I’ve just spent too long clearing a bed of Geum urbanum and thinking of you 😉 @carolgs

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AlisaJ

Really interesting to see Jacqueline 💛🧡👌🏼

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carolgs

Any closer to solving the mystery the roots look similar but not identical, but can't really dig it up to check everytime

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awomanonabike

It drives me mad as I have lots of the G. Urbanum in my garden @AlisaJ

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awomanonabike

The leaves are just the same Carol. Thought you’d like the idea of digging them up to see how they are different! 😉😂😂 @carolgs

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awomanonabike

#geum-queen-of-orange #geum-urbanicum #geum

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