The young leaves can be used cooked, the root cooked and used as a spice. Herb Bennet or Wood avens is a Medicinal herb used both internally and externally for the treatment of mouth ulcers, skin infections and diarrhoea. Sow seed in autumn or spring in a cold frame. Grow in fertile garden soil in a shaded position. Perennial
Geum urbanum - Wood Avens, Avens, Colewort, Clove root
Scented, flowers from June to August.