crazy bright flower-help me ID please!

Hello again! Hoping I can get an ID for this super, super bright flower, :-)

Photographed in Somerset, in a cultivated garden.

Thank you!

 

Geum maybe ?

 

I searched and searched the Geum genus and can't find a good species match. Are there many known hybrids? Any other ideas on genus?

 

It is geum, probably the cultivar 'Mrs. J. Bradshaw'.

 

This one is a cinquefoil.

 

I believe it may be Potentilla. Praps P.Gloire de Nancy.

http://www.rampantscotland.com/colo...a_gloire_de_nancy_botanic_edinburgh04063s.jpg

or P. Arc-en-ciel

http://www.perennials.com/seeplant.html?item=1.440.190

I happened to see one today, and while finding good pics Ron B had posted!

I am so pleased that you have discovered the wonderful gardens at Ford Abbey. They are superb.

http://www.fordeabbey.co.uk/pages/index.php

 

Thank you for the suggestions, I will look into them. And yes, Forde Abbey was lovely, I wish I could have stayed longer!

 

I've decided on Potentilla atrosanguinea. I don't know specifically which cultivar, but the species will do for now. Thank you all for help!

 

Potentilla atrosanguinea only has 5 petals.

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...n-gb:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&sa=N&um=1

You pic shows double flowers. There is a double P. atrosanguinea called Fireball.

http://images.google.com/images?q=p...=1I7SUNA_en-GB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=w

Id'ing the exact named species or cultivars from pics is never easy.

 

Uh-oh :-/ Hmmmm.

I didn't go for Arc-en-ciel because the centres looked darker and the petals were "looser" and fuller. Maybe I was being too picky.

How about p. william rollison? http://images.google.com/images?hl=...+william+rollison&btnG=Search+images&aq=f&oq=

 

Flowers change shape as they open from tight buds to the really full open stage, before the petals drop.The stamens also evolve. Another problem of id'ing from pics is that colours can be slightly altered by the camera. So it is really almost impossible to say that is "the" cultivar.
Other factors to be concidered are the height,habit, leaf shape etc etc. Is it an annual or a perennial etc
When googling pics, very often I see completely different flowers all with the same label.! Try and choose a reliable site.

If it is really important to be 100% accurate, it might be safest to e mail the head gardener at Ford Abbey. I sent them a letter several years ago about a beautiful cut leaf Oak in the gardens that I struggled to id. I had a very nice reply. Good luck