Cranesbills, the true geraniums, are beautiful in blue and pink. For a long time, this was the only geranium I’d grow on my plot. I only recently fell for pelargoniums, you see, and so the cranesbill, or Gernanium, was always the real ‘geranium’ as far as I was concerned. I’ve got four different cranesbills growing in my garden now: one is a wild cranesbill in my wild flower meadow, and the rest are in the main border. This is ‘Havana Blues’, which has a medium-sized, intricately-veined blue/purple flower. This sweet, pink flower is ‘Sweet Heidy’. It is sweet, isn’t it? And this is my favourite, ‘Rozanne’. It’s not just my favourite, though: it was voted ‘Plant of the Century’, which is quite some accolade. I got all three from Plant Me Now’s perennial plants range. I love these plants because they look after themselves, are pretty pest-proof and flower for ages and ages and ages. They are beautiful low staples in a border, forming big clumps and asking for very little from you. And when there’s so much else that demands my attention in the garden, little blessings like these cranesbills are ever so valuable. Share this:Share One Response Laurie Brown September 7, 2014 I love the hardy geraniums! Some of them are pests, though; I’ve learned to be leery of G. pratense and it’s children. It seeds itself everywhere and if you pull up it up you have to get every bit of root or it grows back. I love their beauty but they are a lot of upkeep because of this. I did succumb to ‘Dark Reiter’ because I love anything dark; it grows much more slowly and has not seeded itself once - and it’s one I want more of! G. phaeum seeds itself wildly, too, both the species and ‘Samobor’ but they don’t come back from the roots as rapidly as G. pratense. Somehow I’ve not seen ‘Rozanne’ before; it’s beautiful and I must get one now! Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Name* Email* Website Comment Object in the image Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
Laurie Brown September 7, 2014 I love the hardy geraniums! Some of them are pests, though; I’ve learned to be leery of G. pratense and it’s children. It seeds itself everywhere and if you pull up it up you have to get every bit of root or it grows back. I love their beauty but they are a lot of upkeep because of this. I did succumb to ‘Dark Reiter’ because I love anything dark; it grows much more slowly and has not seeded itself once - and it’s one I want more of! G. phaeum seeds itself wildly, too, both the species and ‘Samobor’ but they don’t come back from the roots as rapidly as G. pratense. Somehow I’ve not seen ‘Rozanne’ before; it’s beautiful and I must get one now! Reply
