Geum 'Banana Daiquiri' - AVENS 'BANANA DAIQUIRI'

'Banana Daiquiri' is avens cultivars with ruffled light lemon-yellow flowers.

Fair cultivar in Chicago Botanic Gardens trials, gaining 3 out of 5 possible stars.

Blooms from early May to mid June, flower size 1' in diameter.

Semi-evergreen leaves, 18" tall x 14" wide clumps. More or less ground-covering mounds.

Full sun, half-shade, preferably loamy soils, loamy clay, organic rich soils, that stay medium to medium-moist (but NOT waterlogged).

Avens do like cooler climate, areas with cooler nights - so they will perform better in upper Midwest or coastal areas, in hotter climate find cooler spot in half shade (afternoon/early evening shade).

Moderately tolerant to summer drought - leaves may scorch or turn brown and plant will re-sprout with more moisture.

Deer and rabbit resistant plant, butterfly and bee friendly.

Hardy in zones 4 - 7.

Hybridized by Brent Horvath from Intrinsic Perennials (Hebron, Illinois), part of the Cocktail Series™, patented under USPP#25351, propagation prohibited.

Great perennial for borders, goes well with many perennials, best planted in the front or center of the flower bed.

Good combination are with Amsonia, hardy Geraniums, Iris, Nepeta, Heuchera, Paeonia, Salvia or any other border perennials and medium sized grasses like Sporobolus, Schizachyrium or shorter cultivars of Panicum.

Geums tolerate half-shade, so they can combined with half-shade, dappled sun/shade woodland edge/ woodland perennials  - Aquilegia, Anemone x hupehensis, Chelone, Chrysogonum, Dicentra, Gillenia, Helleborus, Heuchera, Hosta, Lobelia, Primula, Polemonium, Polygonatum, Polygonum, Tradescantia, Tricyrtis, Spigellia, or sedges - Carex.

Pot size : square 3.5" x 5" deep pot

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