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Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
On Feb 6, 2007, Bellisgirl from Spokane, WA wrote:
I love this plant!! Unfortunantly ive lost this particular cultivar several times over the winter. Geum do not like wet winters. The leaves are unusual, but are attractive. Flowers are some-what small, but very pritty, and are born on long, thin stems. Ive had more success with other cultivars of Geum, however.
On Aug 28, 2004, kooger from Oostburg, WI (Zone 5b) wrote:
I planted this last fall on the south side of the house, knowing it was rated at z5 and I am in z4. I was pleased to see it survived and grew into a nice sized plant. The flowers are a pretty red with a yellow center. They were smaller then I expected.
2006- My geum did not come back this spring and I noticed a nest of cutworms in it's crown. I don't know if the cutworms killed it or if it winter-killed. I had collected seed from it so I sowed the seed and now have 5 new plants. The seed is definitely viable.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Merced, California Lewiston, Idaho Washington, Illinois Fishers, Indiana Greenville, Indiana Inwood, Iowa South China, Maine Grayling, Michigan Saint Cloud, Minnesota Buffalo, New York Portland, Oregon Rochester, Pennsylvania North Augusta, South Carolina Kalama, Washington Spokane, Washington (2 reports)
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