The flowers of this cultivar are largely sterile, which allows it a longer season of bloom than the species.
According to ...Read MoreAllen Armitage, this species struggles north of Z5 and south of Z6 in eastern North America. It does not like hot humid summers. Needs sharp drainage.
Despite its limited adaptability, this cultivar has been mass-marketed throughout the continental USA.
I had this plant for 2 years and it never got larger than the plug I started with. It also heaved itself out of the ground, though I repl...Read Moreanted it once. I experienced the same heaving with another variety of cranesbill in a different part of the garden. Both plants eventually died.
I love this plant. Although it is said to be small, mine gets between16 and 18 inches high and it spreads even further, I divide the plan...Read Moret every 2 - 3 years.
It is not an aggressive plant and keeps a nice rounded full appearance. I have it growing in sun and in shade and both situations have proved successful. It doesn't seem to mind drought but one is at the base of a hill so it does get a bit damp and this seems to suit it as well.
Leaves get tinged with red and yellow after the first frosts hit giving a nice gental autumn colour. This is a plant that is worth growing in any garden as it flowers it's heart out every year while demanding nothing from you.
The flowers of this cultivar are largely sterile, which allows it a longer season of bloom than the species.
According to ...Read More
I had this plant for 2 years and it never got larger than the plug I started with. It also heaved itself out of the ground, though I repl...Read More
Received the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), 1993 Award of Garden Merit. Reconfirmed in 2006.
i live in zone 4b. very "cute" plant. grows in small clumps. very tidy. nice veining in petals. no special care.
I love this plant. Although it is said to be small, mine gets between16 and 18 inches high and it spreads even further, I divide the plan...Read More
This is one of my favourite small hardy geraniums. It loves the sun and will reward a good spot with free drainage