About
A vigorous cultivar, reaching 75cm tall, with lobed and toothed basal leaves. The nodding, mauve-pink flowers, borne in late spring and early summer, are paler at the edges of the frilled, slightly-reflexed petals and have a ring of lilac veins around the eye.
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 shade, Full 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
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH7
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitColumnar upright
FoliageDeciduous
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
CultivationGrow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part shade but most soils (unless waterlogged) are tolerated. Especially good in damp shade
PruningCut flowered stems and old leaves to the base to encourage new foliage and flowers
PropagationPropagate by division in spring or basal cuttings in early or mid-spring and root with bottom heat
Pest resistanceMay be damaged by capsid bug, vine weevil larvae, sawfly larvae, slugs and snails
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to a virus, downy mildews and powdery mildews