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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 Features
Good to knowWildlife plant - pratense - nectar and pollen for insects. Margery Fish, creator of the Grade 1 listed garden at East Lambrook Manor, Somerset - "if in doubt, plant a geranium"
Pests & DiseasesVine weevil, slugs, snails. Viruses, downy mildew. Powdery mildew in dry conditions.
Place of originThroughout temperate regions. -
Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soilGrow smaller species and hybrids in humus rich, well drained soil in full sun.
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Wildlife
Bee friendly
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Buy Varieties of GERANIUM
GERANIUM 'Ann Folkard'
magenta flowers with dark eye and veins
Gift-wrapping available
GERANIUM 'Brookside'
even larger blue flowers than 'Johnson's Blue'
GERANIUM himalayense
(grandiflorum) - violet-blue flowers
GERANIUM 'Johnson's Blue'
bright blue
GERANIUM 'Jolly Jewel Salmon'
bright salmon-orange flowers with dark centres and veining. Floriferous over many months
GERANIUM macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'
soft lilac-pink
GERANIUM macrorrhizum 'White-Ness'
white flowers. Rhubarb-scented leaves
GERANIUM maderense
biennial with cerise pink flowers borne freely on wiry stems
Free delivery
GERANIUM nodosum
rhizomatous clump-forming perennial with purplish-pink flowers in loose clumps
GERANIUM nodosum 'Silverwood'
pure white flowers, floriferous and tough
GERANIUM x oxonianum 'A.T. Johnson'
silver pink
GERANIUM x oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'
clear salmon-pink
GERANIUM palmatum
crimson centred purple-pink flowers on flowering stems with purple hairs
GERANIUM 'Patricia'
bright pink flowers with black centres
GERANIUM phaeum
white centred purple-black, maroon or violet-blue flowers
GERANIUM phaeum 'Album'
pure white
GERANIUM pratense 'Cloud Nine'
semi-double mauve-lavender flower with darker veining
GERANIUM pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'
pastel lilac
GERANIUM pratense 'Purple Ghost'
dark purple foliage with constrasting white flowers right through summer
GERANIUM renardii
silvery foliage, white flowers, veined violet
GERANIUM x riversleaianum 'Russell Prichard'
sharp toothed leaves and deep magenta flowers over a long period
GERANIUM 'Rozanne'
RHS PLANT OF THE CENTENARY. This tall growing variety has a very long flowering season. Upward facing blue flowers with paler centres
GERANIUM sanguineum
magenta red
GERANIUM sanguineum 'Album'
white flowers over many weeks
GERANIUM sanguineum 'Striatum'
shell-pink flowers with darker veining
GERANIUM 'Storm Chaser'
lilac flowers with a dramatic dark magenta purple eye. Good ground cover in shade
GERANIUM wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'
compact habit. Sky blue flowers have white centres
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