White Bloody Cranesbill is a low-growing evergreen herbaceous perennial with trailing stems holding deeply lobed green foliage that turns red after the first frost. Masses of clear white flowers bloom on long stems come late spring. Flowers best in part shade and moist, well-drained soils.
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Origins: |
Europe and temperate Asia |
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Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spread: |
1' - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 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: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Geranium sanguineum Album 2015 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) cultivar413, CBG Regenstein Bldg - Geranium sanguineum 'Album', (3) Salicyna, Geranium sanguineum Album 2020-06-23 0777, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
