Cranesbill (Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina') in the Geraniums Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 7b
Plant Height:	6 to 12 inches
Plant Spread:	12 to 18 inches
Flowers:	Showy Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color:	Pink
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer Summer
Uses:	Provides winter interest Groundcover Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Tolerates dry shade
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: 2009 Great Plant Picks Award Winner

Common names

Cranesbill
Geranium

Also sold as:

Biokovo Karmina

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Uploaded by Kim

Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2011-05-23

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Location: February 2023 | Fairfax VA
Date: 2023-02-25

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Location: Fairfax, VA | May, 2023
Date: 2023-05-19

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008- 06-10
5:45 pm. Showing the bud and receptacles.

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Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-06-10
5:44 pm. Clean and crisp: foliage and flower.

Uploaded by HemNorth

Location: Rose garden
Date: 2009-0618
At the base of the rose, Lagerfeld.

Uploaded by pirl

Location: Sun Garden Pittsford NY
Date: 2011-06-05

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Location: Fairfax, VA | September, 2023
Date: 2023-09-24

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-06-06
"Geranium 'Karmina', 2017, [hardy geranium], jur-AY-nee-um, 8 in.

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Uploaded by pirl

Location: March 2023 | Fairfax VA
Date: 2023-03-04

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Rose garden - full sun
Date: 2016-04-02

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Uploaded by Windigo

Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Date: 2016-06-10

Uploaded by treehugger

Location: Corner rock garden
Date: May 2015

Uploaded by foraygardengirl

Location: my garden zone 5
Date: 2013-05-31

Uploaded by gardengus

Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-05-22

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Sun Pittsford NY
Date: 2009-05-31
This is a beautiful blanket of flowers planted with lilies

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Uploaded by foraygardengirl

Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-05-23

Uploaded by Joy

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek

Uploaded by vic

Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada
Date: 2015-08-20

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Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-05-17

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Date: April
photo credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Uploaded by robertduval14

Location: Sun Pittsford NY
Date: 2010-05-30

Uploaded by ge1836

Uploaded by foraygardengirl

Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-07-01
"Geranium 'Karmina', 2015, hardy geranium, jur-AY-nee-um, 8 in. P

Uploaded by frankrichards16

Uploaded by frankrichards16

Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-06-21
"Geranium 'Karmina', 2017, [hardy geranium], jur-AY-nee-um, 8 in.

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Comments:

Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Nov 11, 2011 9:34 PM concerning plant:

A nice low mounding hardy geranium that works well as a ground cover, it spreads well and is very hardy in my zone 5.
I grow it in full sun and some shade, performs equally well in both places.

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Cranesbill (Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina')