Geum Mrs Bradshaw

Perhaps the most famous Geum in existence — and an RHS Award of Garden Merit variety. Geum Mrs Bradshaw produces tall, wiry stems topped with semi-double, ruffled flowers in warm rich scarlet-red with golden stamens, rising from a neat mound of strawberry-like foliage. The stems are so slender that the flowers appear to float in mid-air.

Bridges the gap between spring and summer, blooming from May through to September with regular deadheading. Ultra-hardy (H7), thrives in moisture-retentive clay soils. Approximately 50 seeds per packet.

• Geum chiloense 'Mrs J. Bradshaw' — RHS AGM, Hardy Perennial (H7)
• Height: 45–60cm | Flowers: May–September
• Sow indoors February–April; surface sow, needs light
• Full sun to partial shade; moisture-retentive soil — tolerates clay
• Deadhead regularly for continuous flowering
• Divide every 3 years to maintain vigour

Grow it with Forget-me-not Blue for the quintessential spring combination of scarlet and baby-blue that has graced English cottage gardens for centuries.