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- Geranium 'Spinners'
Geranium 'Spinners'
cranesbill 'Spinners'
A clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with green, often red in autumn, deeply-incised, lobed foliage, on stems to 90cm (30in) high and across. In summer, rich purple-blue flowers with a small white centre and darker veins appear in profusion above the foliage.
- Geranium sanguineum 'John Elsley'
Geranium sanguineum 'John Elsley'
bloody cranesbill 'John Elsley'
A low-growing, mound to mat-forming, herbaceous perennial, producing green lobed, deeply divided foliage turning shades of red in autumn, on stems to 30cm (12in) high and 50cm (20in) wide. Deep pink saucer-shaped flowers with darker veins, are produced from late spring to late summer.
- Geranium platypetalum Fisch. & C.A. Mey. 'Georgia Blue'
Geranium platypetalum Fisch. & C.A. Mey. 'Georgia Blue'
- Pelargonium odoratissimum (Sc)
Pelargonium odoratissimum (Sc)
apple geranium
A low-growing evergreen herbaceous perennial, up to 25cm tall, with a short main stem and trailing flowering stems. Rounded, apple-scented, light green leaves, 4-5cm across, are held on 5cm long stalks. Clusters of 3-10 star-shaped white flowers, 1.5cm across, the two upper petals marked with red veins, appear from spring to summer
- Pelargonium quercifolium (Sc)
Pelargonium quercifolium (Sc)
oak-leaved geranium
A tender evergreen sub-shrub, with young stems soft and covered with fine hairs, becoming woody with age. Leaves are aromatic, deeply lobed and incised, and sticky to the touch. Clusters of lilac pink flowers with reddish-purple markings are produced in late spring and summer
- Geranium brevicaule 'Nigricans'
Geranium brevicaule 'Nigricans'
cranesbill 'Nigricans'
A small mound forming perennial with small dark purpley bronze leaves with rounded lobes and hints of orange into late summer and autumn. Small white flowers stand out against the dark foliage, a long lasting display for the summer and into the autumn, a sweet little plant for an alpine display
- Geranium cinereum
Geranium cinereum
ashy cranesbill
A small, sparsely hairy species with often grey or silver leaves 5cm wide and cut into 5 or 7 divisions. Stems have up to 10 flowers, which are large compared to the plant, usually pale pink with a network of darker veins
- Geranium erianthum
Geranium erianthum
woolly cranesbill
A clump-forming herbaceous perennial, 45-60cm high, with 7 to 9-lobed pale green leaves, 5-20cm across, colouring well in autumn, and saucer-shaped light to deep violet-blue flowers, 2.5-4cm across, with darker veins, from late spring to midsummer, and often again in summer or early autumn
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