Geranium sanguineum 'Alpenglow' (30) ct Ellepots
Common Name: Hardy Geranium, Bloody Cranesbill.
Zones 4 to 8;
Full Sun to part shade.
Mature size 12 to 18 inch height, spreads 18 inches.
Cup-shaped, lavender-pink flowers emerge from late spring thru midsummer. Intricately cut leaves are green for most of the season until they turn brilliant crimson-red in fall. This long-blooming selection will benefit from deadheading.
Though Cranesbill will adapt to a variety of growing conditions, it prefers moist, organic, well-drained soil, it will also tolerate periods of drought once established. Cranesbill will grow in full sun or part shade. In too much shade, however, its habit will be less compact and fewer flowers will be produced. Carefree once established, if flowers diminish, summer heat wilts them or they just need a trim, cut or sheared back plant to rejuvenate, shape or encourage additional bloom.
Easy to grow, use as border plants, containers, and in mass plantings. Hardy geraniums are wonderful filler plants for any landscape, either residential or commercial. They blend nicely with most other perennials and offer continuous color throughout the summer months. Geraniums are generally considered pest free; deer and rabbit resistant. |
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