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Herbaceous Perennial

Geranium × riversleaianum 'Russell Prichard'

geranium 'Russell Prichard'

'Russell Prichard' is a trailing herbaceous perennial to 30cm tall, making a wide mat of neat, rounded, lobed grey-green leaves and rich magenta-pink flowers 3cm wide in summer

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Ultimate height

0.1–0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

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

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Geraniaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Trailing
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, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Most soils (unless waterlogged) in either sun or shade are tolerated

Propagation

Take basal stem cuttings in spring. Divide between early autumn and early spring or cut back the plants after flowering in summer then divide, replant and water well

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Gravel garden
Flower borders and beds
Ground cover
Underplanting of roses and shrubs

Pruning

Remove flowered stems and old leaves to encourage the production of fresh leaves and flowers

Pests

May be damaged by vine weevil larvae, Geranium sawfly larve, capsid bug or slugs and snails

Diseases

Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to powdery mildews in dry conditions

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