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also known as Geranium armenum... Common names: Armenian Cranesbill. A tall perennial, hardy to zone 5. LOW MAINTENANCE. Of Mound habit, colonizing mainly by slowly creeping rootstocks. Height: to 2-4 ft, and 4 ft wide. Native to NE Turkey/ SW Caucasus/ Armenia. Rare, beautiful, showy, vigorous. One of the largest Geraniums, and showy in flower. Recommended site: sun to part shade. Soil: largely organic loam, reliably moist but well-drained especially in winter. Foliage reddish in fall. Good-sized flowers are borne as a moderate Corymb in summer. Luminous magenta crimson, black centre. Corymbs much-branched. Some uses: Accent, Borders and Beds, Mass Planting, Naturalizing.
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... Common names: Blood Red Cranesbill; Blood or Bloody Cranesbill. A low to mid-height perennial, hardy to USDA Zone 3. LOW MAINTENANCE. Of Rounded habit, colonizing mainly by moderately creeping rootstocks. Slow-growing and of very long lifespan. Height: to 1-1.5ft, and 2ft+ wide. Native to Europe from NW Ireland to the Caucasus. Probably the most commonly planted and best known hardy Geranium in most of Canada. A bright, showy and tidy plant, and easy of culture. Recommended site: sun or light shade. Soil: most any, infertile to good, well-drained, moist to dry-ish. Naturally occuring in sunny grassy places, in scrub, among rocks, and on coastal dunes. Probably takes some shade well. Drought tolerant. Slow to establish but then vigorous after a few years. In rich soil spreads a lot and can exceed 4ft across. Dense, compact foliage, deep green; of fine texture. Reddish in fall. Neatly lobed and subdivided; to 2in diameter. Good autumn colour depending on the site. Good-sized unscented flowers are borne as a small Corymb for a very long period from late spring on. Sort of intense magenta; often considered red. Held just outside the foliage. Some uses: Borders and Beds, Edgings, Foliage, Groundcover, Rock Gardens, Naturalizing.
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also known as Geranium sanguineum var. prostratum; Geranium sanguineum var. lancastriense. A pink-flowered variant of the above. Height: to 6-12in, and 2ft wide. Native to Walney Isl. off the coast of NW England (and maybe other parts of the range of the species?) More compact and less vigorous natural variant than G. sanguineum itself. Probably takes some shade well (I've had it in my woods, where it survived but rarely flowered). Flowers soft pink with red veining, rather exquisite. Some uses: Borders and Beds, Edgings, Specimens, Mass Planting, Rock Gardens, Naturalizing.
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A very low perennial, hardy to zone 5 or colder. Of prostrate habit. Vigorous, fast-growing. Height: to 6", and 2' wide. Native to Asia, probably Japan and maybe elsewhere. Relatively new in NAm gardens. Carpetting form, likened to a small ivy with a bright spangle of flowers late in the year. Mounding in the middle and tending to climb nearby plants when grown in some shade and rich soil. Spread to over 2' in one year, but the same 2' the next. Recommended site: part shade. Soil: reliably moist but well-drained. Worth a try in other conditions; likely more adaptable than is yet known. Dense, compact foliage, of fine texture. Small flowers are borne in a small cluster all autumn. Sept/ Oct bloom. A rather promising potential. Small flowers spangling rather than carpetting the long low recumbent stems; cup-shaped rich magenta flowers. I'm delighted to have found a few of these self-seeding into a mowed area (not a lawn!) on the edge of the woods in amongst creeping buttercups. Some uses: Edgings, in Shrubbery, Mass Planting, Rock Gardens, Naturalizing.
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... Common names: Yellow Avens. A mid-height perennial, hardy to USDA Zone 5 or colder. Of Upright habit, colonizing mainly by self-seeding. Vigorous, fast-growing and of moderate lifespan. Height: to 1.5 (to 3)ft, and 1ft wide. Native to NAm: Labrador/ Ontario/ New York, and to the Rockies from Alaska to Mexico. In NS it's fairly common west of the central spine but rare on the Atlantic side. Not hugely showy but has nice foliage and quietly attractive flowers for naturalized areas. Recommended site: open shade. Soil: fertile, mildly acidic, loamy, reliably moist but well-drained. Naturally occurs in shaded moist areas in fertile to richer soils. Small unscented bright yellow flowers are borne in a small cluster in summer. One of the earliest native Geums to bloom. Some uses: in Shrubbery, Wildflower, Naturalizing.
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