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.
Grow in well drained, loamy soils in full sun to a bit of shade. Adaptive to soil and pH, though not tolerant of wet soils. Deadheading will prolong the blooming season. Divide every few years in the spring, to maintain plant vigor. G. coccineum is a little more tolerant of heat and drought than are the geum hybrids.