General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 8 - 15 inches
Plant Spread: 8 - 15 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Pink and white
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Self-seeding
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
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
Awards and Recognitions: Other: RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Common names
  • Hardy Geranium
  • Bloody Cranesbill
  • Geranium

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Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2014-06-18
Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-10
 7:17 pm. A vibrant pink with lovely cut leaf foliage.
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2013-06-30
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-24
 10:50 am. Elke is a very sweet looking Geranium that blooms all
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-10
 12:21 pm.
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2018-06-30
Bloom and highly dissected leaf shape.
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2024-06-19
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2013-06-22
 1:27 pm. A gentle, spreading plant that enhances those it rubs s
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2014-06-18
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: Jun 21, 2010 5:12 PM
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2014-06-18
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-05-22
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-06-06
My favourite hardy geranium.  It is disease free and blooms most
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 22, 2012 
Photo taken at Kevin Vaughn's garden
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: May 14, 2011 12:16 PM
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2014-06-25
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-05-22
Location: At Digging Dog nursery
Date: 2015-02-10
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-05-22
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