Geranium × oxonianum![RHS Plants for pollinators](/assets/styles/images/icons/RHS_Bee_YELLOW-REGISTERED.png)
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Oxford cranesbill
A fertile and variable hybrid between G. endressii and G. versicolor. It has rounded, palmate leaves and pale to dark pink, medium-sized flowers, often veined. These are borne from late spring until early autumn. Its habit is spreading and some would say, invasive
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green Brown | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Pink | Green Brown | ||
Autumn | Pink | Green Brown | ||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Matforming, Bushy
- Genus
Geranium can be annuals, biennials and perennials, herbaceous or evergreen, with rounded, usually palmately lobed or divided leaves, and lax inflorescences of rounded, 5-petalled flowers
- Name status
Correct
How to grow
Cultivation
Tolerant of a wide range of conditions. Its carpeting habit lends itself to ground cover. Seeds freely
Propagation
Propagate by seed and by division of rhizomes
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Low Maintenance
- Banks and slopes
- Ground cover
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
No pruning required. Cut back at the end of the season
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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