Cocktails™ Wet Kiss Geum

Light Needs

Partial Shade to Full Sun

(At Least 3 Hours of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

1-2 Feet

Mature Spread

1-2 Feet

Growing Zones

4 to 9

One-inch-wide flowers have semi-double petals in a peachy-red hue. The overlapping petals have a slight ruffle for a lovely extra detail. The gently nodding flowers bloom on red stems that also support dark-green foliage with hints of red. The Cocktails™ Wet Kiss Geum is a vivacious bloomer that pushes out flowers from mid to late spring. Grow this beauty as a perennial in USDA zones 4 through 9.

Cocktails™ Wet Kiss Geum is a fast-growing plant that is a draw for pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This stunner has a compact growth habit and reaches about 2 feet tall, so feature it near the front of a bed or border. Geum is well-suited to containers for more flexible placement options. Cut the flowers to showcase the lovely ombre blooms in an arrangement.

Cocktails™ Wet Kiss Geum Care

Cocktails™ Wet Kiss Geum needs full to partial sunlight. Morning sun and afternoon shade are ideal in warm climates. Plant this perennial in fertile soil that is moist but well-drained. Cocktails™ Wet Kiss Geum needs about one inch of water per week. Feed this plant using a balanced fertilizer during the spring. One annual feeding is plenty to support a productive bloom cycle.

Deadhead the plant, or remove spent flowers to encourage new growth. The growth can be cut back when the Geum is done blooming.

Cocktails™ Wet Kiss Geum Spacing

The Cocktails™ Wet Kiss Geum has an upright growth habit and maintains a small size. Mature plants are about 1 to 2 feet tall and wide. Plant Geum starts one foot apart to create a dense planting.