Geums
Seriously long flowering (we’re talking May to October) brightly coloured and easy to grow, geums are one of the most underrated flowers in the garden! These wonderful little perennials come in a whole host of warm and summery shades. Low growing and abundantly blooming, they’re perfect for the front of beds or in mixed borders, especially if you are going for the wildflower meadow look.
Which geum?
Many geums come in warm, sunset tones (and even bicolours) - these make a lovely addition to the front or middle of a border. For a more informal look, plant them randomly amongst other low and medium growing plants. Geum rivale is a variety which grows well in waterlogged soil so it’s ideal for pond edges - the rest prefer a well draining site.
Planting schemes and partners
Where do I start? Geums make every planting scheme better. At around 50cm tall, they’re a great addition to more informal plantings including cottage, prairie, wildflower and meadow gardens. For a wild and wonderful look, team them with grasses, salvia, penstemon and gaura. Geums are also a good choice for filling (and spilling over) patio pots and planters.
Growing tips
Geums are trouble free plants, not even slugs bother them! Plant them in full sun or partial shade and keep deadheading them to get maximum flowers. It’s a good idea to divide your plants every three years to keep them healthy and vigorous. Water your geums well after planting and they’ll soon become drought tolerant.
Spectacular flowers of golden yellow every year
- Bright golden yellow flowers towering in summer
- RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
- Flowers from June to September
- Fully hardy even in the harshest winter conditions
Grow the gentle and vibrant beauty of a prairie wildflower meadow
- Vibrant, scarlet red poppy-like flowers all summer
- RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
- Create a prairie wildflower meadow aesthetic
- Flowers from June-September
Profusions of sweet tangerine orange flowers year after year
- Loves a spot in full sun
- Add splashes of orange to borders
- Flowers May to September
- RHS Plants for Pollinators status
Nothing says summer like a Tequila Sunrise
- Bright yellow blooms with sweet hints of red
- Create a prairie wildflower meadow aesthetic
- Flowers from May to September!
- Perfect to plant at the front of borders and beds
Instant colour for your cottage garden
- Loves a spot in full sun
- Add splashes of red to borders
- Flowers May to June
- RHS Plant for Pollinators
Every summer watch the Flames of Passion burst into life
- Beautiful rose-red semi-double flowers
- Perfect for the mid-parts of your bed or border
- Easy to grow and care for
- Flowers early to start the new growing season
Fill your garden with bright sunny meadow flowers
- Masses of bright little flowers in a mix of warm summer shades
- Blooms from May to September
- Perfect for prairie and meadow planting schemes
- Bring the wild colours of a prairie meadow to your beds and borders
Tiny towers of sweet rose-pink wild flowers all summer long
- Rose-pink flowers made of layers of frilly petals
- Small and compact growth
- Flowers from May to September
- Perfect to plant at the front of borders and beds
Long-flowering rosewood bells
- Zone 2 - Pond Edges
- Grows best in full sun or partial shade
- Long flowering from May to September
- A native plant to attract bees and butterflies
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