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Geranium macrorrhizum 'Variegatum'

Cranesbill

Plant Type:

SUN PERENNIALS

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Variegatum' – Each rounded but deeply lobed gray-green leaf is generously splashed with cream variegations. The soft matte-finished leaves stand like a cluster of umbrellas. They are aromatic when crushed. Cupped magenta-pink bowl-shaped flowers up to 1 inch diameter occur May into June. Sometimes modest rebloom follows. The handsome leaves may pick up some reddish tones in autumn. This will form a beautiful ground cover planted in soils which drain well sited in full to mostly sunny conditions once established. One warning: it is not as easy to satisfy as other G. macrorrhizum selctions. Clumping, slowly carpeting. Established potted Cranesbill from division.


Height:

12-18 In

Colors:

Red Violet

Characteristics and Attributes for Geranium macrorrhizum 'Variegatum'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Late Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / Autumn

Autumn Interest

  • Autumn Leaf Color

Light

  • Full Sun

Attributes

  • Border
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Rock Garden
  • Ground Cover
  • Natural Garden

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Medium

Soil

  • Average
  • Draining

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Division