Go Back Geranium Album Hardy Cranesbill

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 3:59 PM
Geranium sanguineum 'Album'

    Plant Type: Perennials

    A perennial whose gracefully billowing foliage clumps to 12 inches tall, slowly spreading.  White flowers in late spring cover the plant entirely.  Tough, versatile plant.This hardy geranium cultivar is a clump-forming perennial which forms a spreading mound of foliage that typically grows 10-18" tall and spreads to 24" wide.  Features 5-petaled, clear white flowers and small, deeply-lobed, dark green leaves.  Primarily blooms in May and June with a sparser re-bloom occurring throughout the summer.  Foliage often turns attractive shades of red in autumn.

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    Growing & Maintenance Tips:

    Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerates some drought, but prefers and spreads best in moist, humusy soils with good drainage. Deadheading is tedious for larger plantings and probably unnecessary. Spent stems maybe removed at any time to control spread. If not deadheaded, some self-seeding may occur in ideal growing conditions. Foliage may decline after flowering in hot summer climates, at which point it may be lightly sheared back and shaped to revitalize.

    Flower Color

    White

    Foliage Color

    Green changes red in autumn

    Plant Spread

    1-2 ft.

    Good Companions

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    Plant Height

    .75-1 ft.

    Scape Height

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    Hardness Zone

    4-8

    Soil Moisture

    Average water needs

    Characteristics & Attributes

    Attributes

    Has showy flowers , Fragrant, Good fall color, Rock gardens, Borders, Mass for ground cover

    Bloom Time

    May-June

    Critter Resistance

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    Exposure

    Full sun to part shade

    Growth Rate

    medium to fast

    Seasonal Interests

    Summer to Autumn