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Beginner skill rating |
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'
Other names: Geranium 'Gravetye', Geranium himalayense alpinum , Geranium grandiflorum var. alpinum
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Genus: Geranium
Variety or cultivar: 'Gravetye' _ 'Gravetye' is a mat-forming perennial with attractive lobed leaves and cup-shaped violet-blue flowers flushed reddish-purple around the white centre.
Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye' is: Deciduous
Flower: Purple, Blue, White in Summer
Foliage: Bright-green in Summer; Orange, Red in Autumn
Habit: Clump-forming, Mat Forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with: Ballota pseudodictamnus (False dittany), Salvia patens 'Cambridge Blue' (Gentian sage 'Cambridge Blue'), Ribes sanguineum 'Pulborough Scarlet' (Flowering currant 'Pulborough Scarlet'), Ballota acetabulosa (Greek horehound), Ribes laurifolium (Laurel-leaved currant), Ribes nigrum 'Ben Lomond' (Blackcurrant 'Ben Lomond'), Magnolia wilsonii (Wilson magnolia), Ribes sanguineum 'Atrorubens' (Flowering currant 'Atrorubens')
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Specific pests: Capsid bug , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Vine weevil
Specific diseases: Powdery mildew
Pruning: Remove stems once flowered and old leaves to encourage the production of new leaves and flowers. . REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Basal cuttings, Division. REGISTER to read more...
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Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye' (Geranium 'Gravetye') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Add to salads, Cake decoration, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Underplanting
Cultivation: Best planted in most moderately fertile soil (apart from waterlogged) in either full sun or partial shade. Shade is tolerated.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |  |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | North, South, East, West | |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
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