Biokovo Cranesbill is a low-growing evergreen herbaceous perennial with long runners. The aromatic foliage is glossy light green and deeply lobed. Masses of pink-tinted white flowers with prominent pink anthers bloom on long stems come late spring. Flowers best in part shade and moist, well-drained soils.
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Origins: |
G. macrorrhizum x G. dalmaticum Hybrid |
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
0.5' - 1’ |
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Spacing: |
1’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 8 |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Can tolerate full sun if soils kept consistently moist, otherwise will experience decline in hot summers. Lightly sheared back after flowering to revitalize the plant if declined. Some susceptibility to leaf spots and rusts
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coneflower, Blanket Flower, Blue Fescue
IMAGES: Salicyna, Geranium cantabrigiense Biokovo 2017-05-31 1991b, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' Bodziszek kantabryjski 2019-05-24 03, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Salicyna, Geranium cantabrigiense Biokovo 2017-05-31 1993, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) KENPEI, Geranium x cantabriglense1, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
