Northwest Blooms · Perennials
Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’
Totally Tangerine Avens
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Height
- 18 to 24 inches tall
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches wide
- Flower color
- Tangerine orange
- Foliage color
- Green
- Bloom time
- Late spring to early summer, with sporadic reblooming
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium; prefers consistently moist soil
- Maintenance
- Low to moderate; deadhead spent flowers to promote reblooming
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 5 to 8
- Wildlife
- Attracts bees and butterflies; deer resistant
About this plant
Geum 'Totally Tangerine' is a vibrant herbaceous perennial known for its striking tangerine-orange, semi-double flowers that bloom from late spring to early summer, with occasional flowering continuing throughout the season. This plant forms clumps of deeply lobed, bright green basal leaves that provide an attractive backdrop for the flowers, which rise on slender, wiry stems. 'Totally Tangerine' is a favorite among pollinators like bees and butterflies, making it a valuable addition to pollinator gardens. Its low-maintenance nature, along with its suitability for borders, cottage gardens, and rock gardens, adds to its appeal, and it also serves well as a cut flower for floral arrangements.
Works well in
Borders · Cottage Gardens · Pollinator Gardens · Rain Gardens · Containers
Companion plants
Foxgloves · Bergenias · Sedums · Columbines · Lungworts · Daylilies
Design tip
Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen at the Center for Urban Horticulture and in the perennial border at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
