About
Nimbus' is a vigorous, floriferous, mound-forming plant, to 100cm high, and spreading to 180cm. Foliage is very dissected, attractive, sometimes yellowish-green in spring, then mid green. Flowers are 3.5cm across, wide open, lavender-blue to violet with fine dark red veins and a small white centre borne from early to late summer.
About the genus
Geranium can be annuals, biennials and perennials, herbaceous or evergreen, with rounded, usually palmately lobed or divided leaves, and lax inflorescences of rounded, 5-petalled flowers
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH7
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitMatforming
FoliageDeciduous
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
CultivationGrow in any moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade but full shade is tolerated
PruningRemove flowered stems and old leaves to encourage the production of fresh leaves and flowers
PropagationPropagate by division in spring or propagate by basal softwood cuttings in early to mid spring and root with bottom heat
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil attack, capsid bug and geranium sawfly
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to downy mildews and powdery mildews