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GERANIUM
Commonly known as Cranesbill
Genus of about 300 species of annuals, perennials and herbaceous, semi-evergreen, and evergreen, sometimes tuberous perennials widely distributed throughout temperate regions.
Pelargoniums, including those with the scented leaves, mainly evergreen, and hailing in the main from South Africa are commonly, and always will be incorrectly known as geraniums. The blazing-red geraniums in clay pots outside a thousand cottages throughout England are pelargoniums but will remain as geraniums and will remain as red.
Long-lived, undemanding geraniums, or cranesbills, can be the mainstay of any garden providing forms for rockeries, ground cover, wild gardens and borders.
Of the dozen or so native species G. pratense, meadow cranesbill with its large, blue flowers is the most well-known. It is found on chalk and in limestone areas of the UK.
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Annuals, biennials, semi evergreen and evergreen perennials.
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowWildlife plant - pratense - nectar and pollen for insects. Margery Fish, creator of the Grade 1 listed garden at East Lambrook Manor, Somerset -Place of originThroughout temperate regions.
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WildlifeBee friendly
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Buy Varieties of GERANIUM
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM 'Ann Folkard'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_ann_folkard_1963.jpg)
GERANIUM 'Ann Folkard'
magenta flowers with dark eye and veins
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM 'Brookside'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_brookside_4958.jpg)
GERANIUM 'Brookside'
even larger blue flowers than 'Johnson's Blue'
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM himalayense](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_himalayense.jpg)
GERANIUM himalayense
(grandiflorum) - violet-blue flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM 'Johnson's Blue'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_johnsons_blue_1969.jpg)
GERANIUM 'Johnson's Blue'
bright blue
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_macrorrhizum_ingwersens_variety_1970a.jpg)
GERANIUM macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'
soft lilac-pink
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM macrorrhizum 'White-Ness'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_macrorrhizum_white_ness.jpg)
GERANIUM macrorrhizum 'White-Ness'
white flowers. Rhubarb-scented leaves
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM maderense](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_maderense_1971.jpg)
GERANIUM maderense
biennial with cerise pink flowers borne freely on wiry stems
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM nodosum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_nodosum_5114s.jpg)
GERANIUM nodosum
rhizomatous clump-forming perennial with purplish-pink flowers in loose clumps
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM nodosum 'Silverwood'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_nodosum_silverwood_6886.jpg)
GERANIUM nodosum 'Silverwood'
pure white flowers, floriferous and tough
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM x oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_endr_wargrave_pink.jpg)
GERANIUM x oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'
clear salmon-pink
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM palmatum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_palmatum~5.jpg)
GERANIUM palmatum
crimson centred purple-pink flowers on flowering stems with purple hairs
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM 'Patricia'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_patricia.jpg)
GERANIUM 'Patricia'
bright pink flowers with black centres
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM phaeum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Geranium_phaeum.jpg)
GERANIUM phaeum
white centred purple-black, maroon or violet-blue flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM phaeum 'Album'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_phaeum_album_1975a.jpg)
GERANIUM phaeum 'Album'
pure white
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GERANIUM pratense 'Black Beauty'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/geranium_pratense_black_beauty_4492.jpg)
GERANIUM pratense 'Black Beauty'
dark purple foliage which holds its colour well right through the summer especially if grown in full sun. Fully hardy and easy to grow. Masses of lavender flowers
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