Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 6 to 10 inches |
Leaves: | Good fall color Fragrant |
Flowers: | Showy Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering |
Flower Color: | Pink |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early 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 |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: Perennial Plant of the Year-2015; 2009 Great Plant Picks Award Winner |
Parentage: | Geranium dalmaticum X Geranium macrorrhizum |
aspenhill | On May 22, 2012 | Obtained plant DG Jill (critterologist) - qty 2 |
Catmint20906 | On July 9, 2015 | Bloomed rebloom |
Catmint20906 | On May 6, 2015 | Bloomed |
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