Cranesbill
Geranium × magnificum 'Rosemoor'
Common Name: Cranesbill
Genus: Geranium
Species: × magnificum
Cultivar: 'Rosemoor'
Category: Groundcover Plants
Height: 0.60 m (60 cm)
Spread: 0.60 m (60 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Flowering Period: June and July
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained or Moist, but well drained
Features: Suitable for ground cover, Has interesting foliage, Has colourful autumn foliage
- Rate of growth: vigorous
Dense clusters of saucer shaped heavily veined rich violet flowers appear among deeply divided mid-green leaves in one burst in midsummer. This vigorous plant quickly forms hummocks of attractive deeply divided foliage that colours beautifully in autumn. It's an effective and low maintenance groundcover plant. Although it will take some shade it flowers best in a sunny site. - Garden care: In midsummer rejuvenate plants that are beginning to look jaded by removing old flowered stems and leaves. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.
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