Geum 'Scarlet Tempest'
(Avens 'Scarlet Tempest')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Perennial
Hybrid Parents - Geum 'Beech House Apricot' x G. chiloense 'Red Dragon'
Origin - Bred in Scotland at Elizabeth MacGregor Nursery
Discovered By - Bred by Elizabeth MacGregor, plantswoman and breeder
Year of Introduction - 2016
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 50cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: Tempest Series of Geums
A rhizomatous Perennial with a clump-forming habit and upright stems. Dark green, pinnate leaves have irregular, rounded to Divided leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. Semi-double, bowl to saucer-shaped flowers open bright scarlet and develop attractive apricot tones with age. The petals are gently ruffled and each Bloom has a showy central cluster of yellow stamens. The flowers are held singly or in loose clusters atop upright stems and are produced in one strong flush in spring, and then intermittently over a long period into autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Geum 'SCARLET TEMPEST' is a trademark name, the registered cultivar name is G.'Macgeu001'.
Flower:
Semi-double, bowl to saucer-shaped flowers are a rich shade of scarlet and develop apricot tones with age. The petals are gently ruffled and each bloom has a green centre surrounded by (and often obscured by) a crown of yellow stamens. The blooms are held singly or in small, loose clusters atop upright stems and are produced in one strong flush in April and May, and then intermittently into September.
Flower colour: Scarlet, apricot
Flower shape: Semi-double, bowl to saucer-shaped flowers held singly or in small clusters
Flowering time: April, May, June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Dark green, pinnate leaves have irregular, rounded to Divided leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are held in neat basal rosettes.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with rounded to divided leaflets
Propagation:
Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR). Unlicensed propagation for sale is prohibited.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.