GERANIUM sanguineum var. striatum
Small
Sun
Pink
Reasonable soil
Summer
Autumn
Multiple
RHS Award of Garden Merit
Pollinator friendly
Description
Geranium sanguineum var. striatum
Height x Spread: 30cm x 40cm
This ankle-high 'bloody cranesbill' forms a carpet of finely cut dark green leaves studded with delicate upward-looking pale pink flowers with darker pink veins.
Lauded for its long flowering period from summer into the autumn, it is a superb ground cover plant, successfully suppressing weeds. It looks particularly attractive sprawling over the edge of a path or framed in a gravel garden. A veritable bee magnet. It prefers a free-draining soil in full sun, but can tolerate partial shade too.
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