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Geranium (Cranesbill)

Geranium | Cranesbill, mounding easy to grow perennial loves full sun to light shade, grows up to 48 inches, deer resistant.

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Geranium Perennial or Annual
Bloom Time All Summer
Light Full Sun - Light Shade
Water Average Soil - Not Dry
Diseases Leaf Spot, Mildew, Rust, Viruses
Pests Slugs, Leaf Miners
Propagation Divisions, Seed
Color White, Yellow, Pink, Green
Zones 4a to 8b
Features Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Fall Color, Winter Interest, Tolerates Wet Soil, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow
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Geranium, Hardy Pink

Geranium, Hardy Pink: Enjoy clear pink blossoms that grow on near, mound-shaped plants with charming bright green, notched leaves.

Plants reach only 18" high and are greatly improved over the common species. These are not the large-flowering greenhouse pelargoniums, but compact-growing, outdoor plants with superb coloring.

Make interesting border plants and grow well in rock gardens. Plant in ordinary soil in a sunny place, 8-12" apart. Drought-tolerant.

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Cranesbill typically are divided into annual and perennial varieties. Don't confuse the two as the annuals are usually planted as container plants, window box plants or as house plants.

The Perennial version of the Cranesbill is a very robust, profuse flowering, substantial perennial plant.

It gets the name "Cranesbill" from the bill-like extension on the seed capsules on many varieties.

Clumping habit species have a deep green foliage and they grow in mounds up to 24 inches in diameter, with small cup-like flowers that come in a wide range of colors, form white, pink, lavender to the blues and purples that they are know for.

The annual versions are plant species 'pelargonium'

Cranesbill - Propagation:

Sew seed in the early spring. Seeding is very easy with cranesbill Many cranesbill will self-sew but will not come true to color.

Divide the plants in early spring

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Geranium, Splish Splash

Geranium, Splish Splash: A geranium unlike any you have seen. Splish Splash geranium has pure white blooms splashed with lavender blue streaks.

Low maintenance perennial is extremely hardy and will fill your yard with blooms through out the summer. Splish Splash geraniums are low growing beauties that only reach 20". Prefers full sun to partial shade. We send choice, number one plants.

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Cranesbill - Uses in the Garden

The size and shape of the Cranesbill make them ideal for planting in front of a flower or shrub border or along meandering garden paths.

Many of the shorter species are ideal for the rock or wildflower gardens.

Annual versions are typically used as container plants, house plants, or placed in windowboxes.

Cranesbill - Companion Plants

Astilbe:
Upright feathery flower spikes and ferny foliage make astilbe's fine companions for the more mounding Cranesbill. Both thrive in rich, moist soil.

Daylily:
Blooming more or less at the same time as geraniums, yellow, gold and orange daylilies make perfect partners for blue or violet Cranesbill.

Iris:
The vertical sword-shaped leaves of Siberian iris bring height and a textural change when planted with Cranesbill. The flowers of Caesar's Brother iris echo the color of Johnson's Blue or showy geranium.

Veronica:
In a sunny spot, the spikes of clear blue flowers of Crater Lake Blue veronica provide vertical accent against saucer-shaped pink or blue flowered and mounding Cranesbill.

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Geranium, Hardy Blue

Geranium, Hardy Blue: Hardy Blue Geraniums are charming, compact-growing, outdoor geraniums. The pretty cup-shaped flowers are a vivid blue color.

They contrast nicely with the attractive, fresh green foliage. Reaching only 15-18" tall, they make colorful border plants and thrive in rock garden settings. Best of all they bloom from May to September.

Hardy Blue Cranesbill perform quite well in ordinary garden soil, and they are drought tolerant. Plant 8-12" apart in ordinary soil in sun or shade. Drought tolerant. One of the most adaptable of all the hardy geraniums.!

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Cranesbill - Varieties
    Geranium Speckles: A favorite for its excellent habit and late spring to summer blooming period. Not to be confused with annual Geraniums, these are hardy perennials that will return year after year. Plants are blanketed with five petalled flowers and the foliage is attractive and aromatic. Can be used as a groundcover in sun or shade.

    Geranium Maverick Star: From the stable of top quality Geraniums comes this impressive strain which boasts attractive, bicolored blooms of vibrant pink and white. It is earlier flowering, and produces more flower stems than conventional Geraniums.

    Flowers all summer until the frosts. Can be brought inside in the winter as a houseplant. Grows 14-16 inches high. Prefers sun.

    'Pink Ice' Geranium: A favorite for its excellent habit and late spring to summer blooming period. Not to be confused with annual Geraniums, these are hardy perennials that will return year after year.

    Plants are blanketed with five petalled flowers and the foliage is attractive and aromatic. Can be used as a groundcover in sun or shade.

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    Hardy Geranium Crystal Lake: A favorite for its excellent habit and late spring to summer blooming period. Not to be confused with annual Geraniums, these are hardy perennials that will return year after year.

    Plants are blanketed with five petalled flowers and the foliage is attractive and aromatic. Can be used as a groundcover in sun or shade.

    Hardy Geranium 'Biokovo': White flowers that open from pink buds.
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Geranium, Regalia Lilac Picote

Geranium, Regalia Lilac Picote: Enchanting lilac petals are accented with a vivid range of purple coloring in the center of this Regalia Regal Geranium!

Each eye-catching geranium produces abundant flowers enhanced by attractive green foliage. Their bright and attractive appearance is spectacular!

This colorful beauty will have abundant flowers from April on. Regalia Regal Geraniums are excellent indoor flowering house plants

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    Hocus Pocus Hardy Cranesbill:Tall species with large, finely cut leaves and large saucer-shaped flowers. Dark bronze-purple foliage and lavender-purple flowers. Grows well and has large flowers for a dark-leaved geranium.

    Vision Violet Hardy Cranesbill: Robust ground cover with masses of saucer shaped violet colored flowers from late spring onwards. As an added bonus the dark green leaves turn a red hue in the autumn.

    Quite hardy in the garden coping with full sun to partial shade locations. Allow 12 inches between plants. Attractive when planted along pathways or in gardens.

Cranesbill - Planting Tips:

Spacing: Space 24" - 36" apart when planting

Fertilizer: Use Osmocote Fertilizer and spread over surface of the ground once every 6 months. Use about 1/2 to 1 small handful, depending on size of plants.

Water/Soil Requirements: Grow in moist, well-drained, humus soil.

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