Scientific Name:
Geum coccineum
Pronunciation:
JEE-um kock-SIN-ee-um
Common Name:
dwarf orange geum, avens
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves mostly compound with largest leaflet at tip; flowers petals large and usually orange (semi-doubled in some cvs.), many pistils forming achenes.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
Garden origin, South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Waterside planting
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include G.'Borisii', G. 'Eos', G. 'Mango Lassi', and G. 'Prince of Orange'. Note: many hybrid cultivars exist that may look quite similar even without this plant as a parent such as G. 'Totally Tangerine' (G. rivale x G chiloense).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Shapes:
Spatulate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, Orange
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East : q.10+ cv
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Mango Lassi or a hybrid?