GERANIUM malviflorum
Small
Sun
Blue
Reasonable soil
Spring
100% Peat Free
Description
Geranium malviflorum
Height x Spread: 30cm x 50cm
Intense display of large blue flowers with heart-shaped petals and reddish-purple veining over deeply divided marbled green leaves in spring. After the effort of all that flowering, this Geranium dies right back in the summer recouping its energy before new foliage emerges in autumn.
We find it helpful to treat it like spring bulbs, planting it towards the front of a border, where its place can be taken over by summer perennials such as Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' or Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic'. It thrives in a moist but free-draining soil in a sunny position, but can tolerate partial shade.
Read more about summer deciduous perennials and how you can use them in your garden.
Available for Mail Order from February - April
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