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Herbaceous Perennial

Geranium × oxonianum 'Rebecca Moss'
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A spreading semi-evergreen perennial to 60cm in height, with mid-green leaves divided into five lobes. White flowers, flushed with pink, becoming rose pink with age, bloom in June and July

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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.5–1 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer White Pink Green
Autumn Green
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H7
Botanical details
Family
Geraniaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Habit
Spreading branched
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

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in any moderately fertile soil that is not waterlogged, in full sun or partial shade

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring or by basal softwood cuttings taken in spring and rooted with bottom heat

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Wildlife gardens
  • Low Maintenance
  • Banks and slopes
  • Underplanting of roses and shrubs
  • Ground cover
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Cut back flowered stems and old leaves to encourage fresh growth

Pests

May be susceptible to capsid bug, geranium sawfly, vine weevil, slugs and snails

Diseases

May be susceptible to a rust, downy mildew, powdery mildews and a virus

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