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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
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
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP24,027

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Common names
  • Geranium
  • Cranesbill

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Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-10-06
just after sunset on a rainy day
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-11-13
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2018-08-30
Semi-double bloom on ‘Rise and Shine’ hardy geranium
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-11-08
Still in bloom in November.  Hoping it is hardy!
Location: Kent, UK
Date: 2019-08-08
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-10-04
Bloom with northern exposure
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-09-22
On a sunny day, southern exposure
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-10-04
Bloomed continually til frost.
Location: Ruhlig Greenhouses, Taylor, MI
Date: 2013-07-09
Location: Ruhlig Greenhouses, Taylor, MI
Date: 2013-07-09
Location: Ruhlig Greenhouses, Taylor, MI
Date: 2013-07-09
Plant Events from our members
Paintedtrillium On July 21, 2019 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Rise and Shine. One plant did not emerge in 2019 and the last two of the original four border plants look healthy, but has not bloomed by the 3rd week of July. Each are sited next to Rozanne which has bloomed well.
Note:
Spring was unusually rainy and there was a freeze in April.
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