Geranium brevicaule Glaucum Group — Clump-forming, Mat-forming, Trailing, Carpet-forming

Overview

Geranium brevicaule Glaucum Group is a clump-forming, mat-forming, trailing, carpet-forming herbaceous perennial in the genus Geranium, part of the Geraniaceae family, with light green, bright green, silvery, dissected, patterned foliage. Geranium brevicaule Glaucum Group grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H5. Suggested uses include borders, cottage gardens, rock gardens, woodland beds and containers.

About

Geranium brevicaule Glaucum Group is a cultivar of the Geranium genus, which includes a range of herbaceous or evergreen plants with rounded, typically palmately lobed or divided leaves and loose clusters of five-petalled flowers. This cultivar forms clumps and mats with trailing, carpet-forming growth and features light green to silvery, dissected or patterned foliage. It thrives in full sun on well-drained, neutral loam soil and is hardy to UK zone H5. Suitable for borders, cottage and rock gardens, woodland beds, and containers, it is best grown in sheltered, south-, west-, or east-facing aspects.

Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Geranium

Sunlight: Full sun
Soil type: Loam
Soil pH: Neutral
Soil moisture: Well-drained
Aspect: South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
Exposure: Sheltered
UK hardiness: H5

Plant details

Geranium brevicaule Glaucum Group size, habit and characteristics

Plant type: Herbaceous Perennial
Habit: Clump-forming, Mat-forming, Trailing, Carpet-forming
Foliage: Light green, Bright green, Silvery, Dissected, Patterned
Suggested uses: Borders, Cottage gardens, Rock gardens, Woodland beds, Containers