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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Plant Spread: 24 inches (60 cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Leaves are blotched with chocolate
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: White
Other: white flowers blushed pink and intricately veined with darker pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
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

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Common names
  • Hardy Geranium
  • Cranesbill

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2021-05-10
Geranium 'Walter's Gift'

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