Geranium nodosum (Knotted cranesbill)
Other names: Hardy geranium
G. nodosum is a clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial with lobed, toothed, glossy, bright green leaves and, from late spring to early autumn, red-flushed stems bearing loose clusters of open, funnel-shaped, veined, purple-pink flowers with pale pink centres and notched petals.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Geranium dalmaticum (Dalmatian geranium)
G. dalmaticum is an evergreen perennial with a mat-forming habit. It has glossy, dark-green, fragrant, lobed leaves. In summer it bears clear pale-pink flowers.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Geranium phaeum (Dusky cranesbill)
Other names: Mourning widow
G. phaeum is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with lobed, light green basal leaves that can be spotted with brown. In late spring to early summer they have slender, branched stems bearing burgundy-black flowers with cream centres.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Geranium versicolor (Pencilled geranium)
Other names: Pencilled cranesbill, Geranium striatum, Veined geranium
G. versicolor is a mounded, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with lobed, toothed, light green leaves, occasionally marked with brown, and, in late spring and sporadically until mid-autumn, loose clusters of white, funnel-shaped flowers with magenta veins.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Geranium macrorrhizum (Big-root crane's bill)
Other names: Cranesbill, Bigroot cranesbill, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Big root cranesbill
G. macrorrhizum is a semi-evergreen perennial with aromatic, sticky, lobed and toothed light green leaves and clusters of pink to purplish-pink or white flowers in early summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Geranium phaeum 'Walkure' (Dusky cranesbill 'Walkure')
Other names: Geranium phaeum 'Walküre', Meadow widow 'Walkure', Mourning widow 'Walkure', Croatian geranium 'Walkure'
'Walkure' is a mound-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with deeply lobed, toothed, light green leaves and, from late spring into summer, slender, branching stems bearing outward-facing, lavender-blue flowers with slightly reflexed petals.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Doppeldecker' (Geranium 'Doppeldecker')
Other names: Cranesbill 'Doppeldecker', Rock cranesbill 'Doppeldecker', Bulgarian geranium 'Doppeldecker', Balkan cranesbill 'Doppeldecker', Bigroot geranium 'Doppeldecker', Geranium macrorrhizum 'Double Decker'
'Doppeldecker' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, semi-evergreen perennial with lobed, toothed, aromatic, sticky, light green leaves that turn yellow in autumn and clusters of purple-pink flowers in late spring and early summer.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Geranium phaeum 'Rose Air' (Dusky cranesbill 'Rose Air')
Other names: Mourning widow 'Rose Air'
'Rose Air' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with deeply lobed, mid-green leaves and, from late spring to late summer, slender, branching stems bearing outward-facing, pale pink flowers with slightly recurved petals.
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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 |
Geranium nodosum 'Svelte Lilac' (Knotted cranesbill 'Svelte Lilac')
Other names: Geranium nodosum pale-flowered
'Svelte Lilac' is a compact, clump- or mound-forming, rhizomatous perennial with lobed, finely-toothed, glossy, bright green leaves and loose clusters of open, funnel-shaped, lilac flowers from late spring into autumn.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Geranium platypetalum 'Turco' (Broad-petalled cranesbill 'Turco')
Other names: Geranium sinense 'Turco'
'Turco' is a clump-forming, hairy, herbaceous perennial with rounded, deeply lobed and toothed, mid- to dark green leaves and, in summer, flat, saucer-shaped, violet-blue flowers with dark purple veins and white centres.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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