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Avens Scarlet Tempest in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Geum 'Scarlet Tempest'

 

Avens 'Scarlet Tempest'

Geum are clump forming, long flowering pretty plants. Their colours range from white, shades of pink, yellows, orange to red. Flowers are borne on slender and branching stems, with well divided leaves. Butterflies are attracted to these plants. 'Scarlet Tempest' produces lots of larger than average, fully double metallic apricot-flushed red flowers over a long period.

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plant Features
  • Avens Scarlet Tempest likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Avens Scarlet Tempest likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Avens Scarlet Tempest is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Avens Scarlet Tempest likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Avens 'Scarlet Tempest'

Latin name

Geum 'Scarlet Tempest'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Rosaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Avens Scarlet Tempest likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Avens Scarlet Tempest is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Avens Scarlet Tempest likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Avens Scarlet Tempest likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Avens Scarlet Tempest is 0.30meters x 0.45meters 0.30 M 0.45 M

Geum 'Scarlet Tempest'

Geum are clump forming, long flowering pretty plants. Their colours range from white, shades of pink, yellows, orange to red. Flowers are borne on slender and branching stems, with well divided leaves. Butterflies are attracted to these plants. 'Scarlet Tempest' produces lots of larger than average, fully double metallic apricot-flushed red flowers over a long period.


Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Early Autumn

Geum is a long flowering pretty plant, colours range from white, shades of pink, yellows, orange to a red orange. Flowers are borne on slender and branching stems.

 

Propagation by division in Autumn

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

Divide established clumps every 3 years.

 

Propagation by division in Spring

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Divide established clumps every 3 years.

 

Propagation by seed

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Sow seed into flowering site in spring or early summer.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Winter TO Mid Winter

Sow seed under glass in winter.

 

Planting out

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant out into flowering site in Spring.

 
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