12/20/2023 0 Comments Deadheading geum totally tangerineGeum ‘Totally Tangerine’ is protected by Plant Breeders Rights (PBR), which means that the breeder has control over its propagation and sale over a specified number of years. Flowers are abundant but do remember to remove any stems that have stopped producing them, don’t just take off the deadhead itself. It does best in full sun and is tolerant of a wide range of soils. The choices of plant combinations are endless but the bronzy burgundy foliage of Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’ and likewise of Persicaria ‘Red Dragon’ go particularly well, as do medium sized grasses. Throw in a couple of Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’ and you’re sorted! This beautiful orange cultivar is sterile, which means that it won’t self-seed, and it’s also why it has such a long flowering season, from May until September. That year I visited her a few times during the spring and summer and each time I went I was more and more impressed by it: it was always in flower, upright, taller than most (80-90 cms), healthy, and just glowed! *All products mentioned in this article are available at The Dees’ Nursery & Florist in Oceanside, NY.I have to confess that I was never a big fan of geums until I came across ‘Totally Tangerine’ growing in a friend’s garden. Geum Totally Tangerine is totally tops in our book. When you plant the Geum Totally Tangerine, be prepared for a show stopper as this is going to please everyone who enters your garden. Follow up with a monthly feeding of Espoma Flower-tone and don’t be shy to liquid feed them with Miracle-Gro*. This will help establish a large healthy root system. To help in drought conditions use Espoma Bio-tone* soil conditioner with beneficial mycorrhizae. This will provide a perfect soil foundation for new plants that can retain water and nutrients. When first planting Geum Totally Tangerine, incorporate rich compost into the soil such as Bumper Crop* along with some peat moss. Continuous dead heading of spent blooms will also keep flowers coming. The blooms will start in spring and continue in abundance thru the fall due to the fact the flowers are sterile, meaning they don’t produce seeds. Once established it is very low maintenance and stays nice and tidy in your flower beds. When it is in full bloom, the flowers bring this beauty up to 30 inches. With dark green fuzzy foliage similar to the foliage on a strawberry plant, it forms a nice compact mounded plant which gets about 14 inches high. Although there are many varieties, Totally Tangerine is in a class of its own. Totally Tangerine will perform best in moist well drained soil preferably in a full sun area of the garden, but can also go in an area of partial sun. Once established, the Geum Totally Tangerine is also drought tolerant. It is a fast grower with very little problems from insects or diseases. The Geum Totally Tangerine is turning out to be the “best of class” in this variety of plants.īeneficial characteristics of the Totally Tangerine are its long bloom time and ability to attract butterflies. It produces bright orange tangerine blossoms that make an outstanding impact in the garden. For amazing performance, the Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ is for you. If you haven’t heard of, or used, this perennial in your garden then back up the truck. The Benefits of the Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ Bloom
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