Lady Stratheden Geum is a bright, cheerful flowering perennial that brings golden-yellow blooms to spring and summer gardens across hardiness zones 5 through 5. This cultivar of Geum chiloense grows to a compact 18 to 24 inches tall with a spread of 12 inches, making it well-suited for borders, cottage gardens, and mixed plantings where sustained color is valued. From March through August, it produces abundant flowers that attract pollinators while remaining safely off the menu for deer, giving you reliable season-long interest without the worry of browsing damage.
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Full Sun
Moderate
5-5
24in H x 12in W
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Golden-yellow flowers appear reliably from spring into late summer, drawing bees and other pollinators to the garden with genuine enthusiasm. The compact, tidy growth habit fits naturally into borders and mixed beds without sprawling or demanding constant attention. Its hardiness to zone 5 means it returns reliably year after year, building strength and filling out more generously with each season.
Lady Stratheden Geum is grown primarily as an ornamental perennial for its sustained flower production. The golden-yellow blooms add brightness to spring and summer garden compositions, particularly in traditional cottage garden settings where continuous color and pollinator support are valued.
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Sow indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last spring frost. Sprinkle seeds over moistened seed-starting mix and barely cover with vermiculture or use a humidity dome to support germination. Maintain soil temperature between 65 and 75°F until seedlings emerge (expect germination in 7 to 21 days), then move trays to a cooler location of 50 to 55°F to encourage sturdy growth before transplanting outdoors.
Harden off seedlings by exposing them to outdoor conditions gradually over 7 to 10 days before planting. Transplant into prepared garden beds after the danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed in spring.
Direct sow seeds outdoors in spring to early summer for blooms the following year. Scatter seeds over prepared soil, barely cover with vermiculite, keep evenly moist, and allow seedlings to establish through the growing season.
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