Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ is perfect for bringing bold colour and movement to mixed borders, cottage gardens and naturalistic planting schemes. Its airy flowering stems rise above surrounding plants, creating a relaxed, informal effect while blending beautifully with Salvias, Nepetas, Hardy Geraniums and Ornamental Grasses. The rich scarlet-red flowers provide a striking contrast against cooler blues and purples, helping to create vibrant combinations that carry interest throughout the summer months.
Easy to grow and reliable, Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ thrives in fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. It performs best when the soil does not dry out completely during prolonged warm weather. Regular removal of spent flowers will encourage repeat blooming and help maintain a tidy appearance, while established clumps can be divided every few years to maintain vigour and flowering performance.
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As a rough guide when planting Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ in borders, allow 5-7 plants per square metre for good coverage, or plant in groups to create eye-catching drifts of rich summer colour throughout the garden.
How to grow Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’
Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage: Herbaceous Perennial
Soil and site: Fertile, moist but well-drained soil
Flowering time: May to September
Growth rate: Moderate
Ultimate height and spread: Height to 60cm, spread to approximately 50cm
Hardiness: Fully hardy once established
Deadhead Geum Scarlet Tempest regularly throughout the flowering season to encourage repeat blooms and prolong the display. Remove old flower stems and any tired foliage after flowering. Divide established clumps every 3-4 years in spring or autumn to maintain vigour and encourage healthy growth. Apply a mulch of well-rotted compost or organic matter in spring to support strong growth and abundant flowering.
Potted orders are usually despatched within 3-5 working days and delivery is 1-2 days after we despatch. Pleached tree and tall plant deliveries are booked in for delivery at the earliest possible convenient date.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our subsidised delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £300 | £9 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £300 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £500 | £50 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £500 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £90 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| Mainland England and Wales only | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| Mainland England and Wales only | Over £1800 | Free |
| All other areas | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
For pleached tree orders we can often deliver smaller orders of £600 or more (£500 plus VAT) with a contribution towards delivery, so please do call our sales team on 01580 765 600 or take a look at our Delivery Information page.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants.
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page.
