Botanical Name: Geum coccineum
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Common Name: Scarlet Avens  
Plant photo of: Geum coccineum
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Orange, Red

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Millie Picconi

  • Description

  • Notes

This group of Geum are compact, with lovely, velvety foliage and vivid orange to scarlet flowers. Leaves are a rich green, deeply pleated, and hold up well all season, with red fall overtones. Flowers are simple, are generally in the orange to red shades, and bloom late spring to mid summer. The grow about 8 to 10 inches tall and wide. A sweet addition to the front of a border or a rock garden.