I like this plant for its lovely leaves, and cute little flowers, but it is trying to compete with my woodland poppy to see who can take...Read More over my woodland garden. Luckily both are easy to pull up. It is hardy here in central Wisconsin, and reliable.
Although some of the flowers are pretty and all are handsome, I have declared this a public menace in our garden. It simply seeds too fr...Read Moreeely, and the rhizomes stomp all over the neighbors - and what they don't stomp, they shade. We're in Zone 4, with sandy, slightly acidic soil, and that seems to be just what mourning widow wants. Since I don't want to have to mourn for all my other lost treasures, out it goes. It may be more polite where you live, but please think before planting this.
This is a hardy, spreading, non-invasive geranium. Both the lovely foliage and flowers contribute to a woodland appearance. It divides ea...Read Moresily and loves shade.
This is one of my favorite hardy geranium. It has a neat clump form in the spring, and the leaves are zoned with a dark pattern. As the s...Read Moreeason progresses, it takes a much larger spot in the garden, and grows to over 3 feet in height. There are profuse purple blooms that cover the plant. This is an avid self-seeder. In our South Central Alaskan climate, I mulch it for the winter.
Clump forming hardy Geranium from moutainous regions of Europe and Western Russia. Has lobed, soft green, slightly hairy leaves sometime...Read Mores with a purple mark. Bears deep maroon, almost black, violet blue or white, 5 petalled, slightly reflexed flowers up to 1 inch across.
Flowers end April - July with the occasional flower appearing throughout the season.
Likes damp soils in partial shade but not soil that lies wet and will tolerate sun.
I like this plant for its lovely leaves, and cute little flowers, but it is trying to compete with my woodland poppy to see who can take...Read More
Although some of the flowers are pretty and all are handsome, I have declared this a public menace in our garden. It simply seeds too fr...Read More
This is a hardy, spreading, non-invasive geranium. Both the lovely foliage and flowers contribute to a woodland appearance. It divides ea...Read More
This is one of my favorite hardy geranium. It has a neat clump form in the spring, and the leaves are zoned with a dark pattern. As the s...Read More
this is a good plant in my area. I have found a mid/late summer shearing will yield a good fall bloom
Vigorous plant that thrives in shady, moist, acidic conditions.
Flowers are highly attractive to bees. Will tolerate prun...Read More
Clump forming hardy Geranium from moutainous regions of Europe and Western Russia. Has lobed, soft green, slightly hairy leaves sometime...Read More