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GUNNERA PROREPENS : Botanical name: Gunnera prorepens
Other names: Gunnera flavida, Creeping rhubarb, Creeping gunnera
Genus: Gunnera
Species: G. prorepens - G. prorepens is a mat-forming, herbaceous perennial with ovate, scalloped, bronze- or purple-flushed, dark green leaves and, in summer, compact spikes of inconspicuous, green flowers followed by dense, upright clusters of red fruit.
Gunnera prorepens is: Deciduous
Flower: Green in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green, Flushed purple, Bronze-tinted in Spring; Flushed purple, Bronze-tinted, Dark-green in Summer; Flushed purple, Bronze-tinted, Dark-green in Autumn
Habit: Mat Forming
SOWING ADVICE: FOR BEST RESULTS, SOW SEEDS ONTO A GOOD SOIL-BASED COMPOST. COVER THE SEEDS WITH FINE GRIT OR COMPOST TO APPROXIMATELY THEIR OWN DEPTH. THEY CAN BE SOWN AT ANY TIME, AND ALTHOUGH GERMINATION CAN BE QUICKER IF KEPT AT 15 TO 20 DEGREES C, WE SOW MOST SEEDS IN AN UNHEATED GREENHOUSE AND WAIT FOR NATURAL GERMINATION AS MANY SEEDS WAIT FOR SPRING BEFORE EMERGING REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEY ARE SOWN. SPRING SOWING WILL OBVIOUSLY GIVE THEM A FULL SEASON OF GROWTH.
Gunnera prorepens (Creeping rhubarb) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.2m after 5-10 years.
Suggested uses: Ground Cover, Bog garden, Rock, Waterside
Cultivation: Plant in humus-rich, permanently moist soil, preferably in partial shade. Best in full sun in areas with cool summers.
Soil type: Clay, Loamy
Soil drainage: Boggy damp conditions, Moisture-retentive
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Aspect: South, East, West
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness: Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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