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Key characteristics

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

Perennials

Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’

Totally Tangerine Avens

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.

Light

Full sun to part shade

Water

Medium; prefers consistently moist soil

Bloom time

Late spring to early summer, with sporadic reblooming

Find this plant

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.