GERANIUM 'Prelude'
Medium
Part shade
Blue
Reasonable soil
Spring
Pollinator friendly
Description
Geranium 'Prelude'
Height x Spread: 60cm x 50cm
'Prelude' bears delicate sprays of small lavender blue flowers with darker blue veins above mounds of mid-green deeply divided foliage from late spring into summer.
This dainty Geranium looks lovely planted towards the front of a partial shade border, where its luminous pale flowers can be best admired. It combines beautifully with whites, burgundies and deep pinks. Easy to grow and low maintenance, cut back faded stems and foliage to encourage fresh growth. It will thrive in partial shade in any reasonable soil that has some drainage.
Rosy's Colour Picks
CAMPANULA takesimana 'Elizabeth'
This form of the Korean Bellflower forms a low spreading mound of deep green heart shaped leaves . Branching, upright stems bear large, darkly speckled, dusty pink bell flowers, in summer.
AQUILEGIA vulgaris var. stellata 'Ruby Port'
This is a stunning spurless double flowered form of columbine, that produces masses of nodding ruby flowers. Available for Mail Order from April - August
AJUGA reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
In late spring big blue flower spikes are held upright above the glossy, metallic purple leaves that hug the ground.
ASTRANTIA maxima
This is a different species from most of the other Astrantia and is easily distinguishable as it has a three lobed leaf. The flower bracts are also fused, unlike other forms, creating a flower that..