Alabama Slammer avens
Geum quellyon 'Alabama Slammer'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange, pink, red, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Alabama Slammer' avens (Geum quellyon 'Alabama Slammer') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, containers, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. It forms a mound 12 to 24 inches tall and 12 inches wide. Blooms open in spring and again in summer, and they draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
Pairs well with Obsidian coral bells, Sedge, and Queen of Night tulip.