General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 15-20 inches ( 35 - 50cm)
Plant Spread: 15-20 inches ( 35 - 50cm)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: Lavender
Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Self-seeding
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Offsets
Other: Take semi-ripe cuttings during the late summer when growth has slowed and plant stems have become firmer.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: Geranium endressii x Geranium versicolor

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Common names
  • Hardy Geranium
  • Cranesbill
  • Geranium
Also sold as:
  • Geranium x oxonianum

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-02
Thank you Janet! :)
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-18
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-05-12
Growing in bright shade.
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-07-11
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-06-27
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2018-08-07
Seedling of ‘Claridge Druce’,
Location: Southern Maine
Date: July 2017
Seedling...
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-02
Photo by Katfinlou
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-22
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-22
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2018-08-04
Lime color leaves, seedling of ‘Claridge Druce’
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2018-11-08
Foliage stays green through late autumn.
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-31
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-07-09
Seedling
Photo by Katfinlou
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-02
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-16
Location: Praha-Troja, botanicka zahrada CZ
Date: 2012-11-22
Photo courtesy of: Michael Kesl
Location: Praha-Troja, botanicka zahrada CZ
Date: 2012-11-22
Photo courtesy of:Michael Kesl
Location: Praha-Troja, botanicka zahrada CZ
Date: 2012-11-22
Photo courtesy of:Michael Kesl
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: June
credit: Magnus Manske
Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Jun 25, 2020 1:24 AM concerning plant:
    'Oxonianum' is not a legitimate cultivar name, but many sources sell a plant they identify as Geranium x oxonianum. This hybrid taxon cannot be listed among the species of Geranium because it is not an acceptable botanical name. It appears to be a man-made hybrid of G. endressii and G. versicolor and does not occur spontaneously in the wild.

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