Geum??

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  1. BekiMac

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    I got some of this from my Sister's garden. At fisrt I thought it was a geranium, but now I'm thinking maybe a Geum, any ideas?? [​IMG]
    I've seen it flowering in quite a few gardens recently.
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  2. BekiMac

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    Sorry the flower is a bit blurred, it also looks a bit paler in the photo than it actually is.
     
  3. walnut

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    Beki it looks like one of the potentillas to me.
     
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    Definitely looks more like one of the Potentillas to me too. If I was pressed I would say it was P. Miss Wilmott, that is pink with a deeper coloured centre like this one.
     
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    Hiya fellas, and thanks loads for the ID [​IMG] Doh at me getting it wrong, you're both much cleverer than me [​IMG] Cheers x
     
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    Looks exactly like my geums! Exactly! The way the leaves are spaced on the stem, the shape of them and everything. Definitely a geum in my book.
     
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    Sorry Daisy, but Geums have 6 petals, this flower has five, which is what Potentilla have.
     
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    Potentilla "Miss Willmott"
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    This Is one of my many Geums(Borisii)Perennial
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  10. BekiMac

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    Hi everyone. Daisy M, I feel better knowing I'm not the only one getting geums & potentillas muddled up [​IMG]
    Gogs, thanks for that nice pic, that's exactly the same plant! Miss Willmott it is. Thankyou everyone.
    Here's a pic of my geum 'Karlsaker' bought from Penlam Plants this Spring, it's covered in mildew at the moment :(
    IMG]http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u164/BekiMac/Geum-Avens2.jpg[/img]
     
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