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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 8 inches (20 cm) in bloom
Plant Spread: Spreads gradually to form a groundcover
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

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Common names
  • Orange Geum
  • Avens
  • Scarlet Avens
  • Grecian Rose

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Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 2024-04-27
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 2024-04-27
Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2011-06-03
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2009-05-11
 - A rich and pure orange blossom.
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-06-20
Uploaded by sedumzz
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-06-12

photo credit: Kurt Stüber

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy

photo by ghislain118
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-06-12
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Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 16, 2012 2:14 PM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant.
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