Geranium phaeum
DUSKY CRANESBILL
Geraniaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 8-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to shade

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.8m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia

Other Botanical Names: Geranium austriacum, G. fuscum, G. hungaricum, G. lividum, G. montanum [illegit.], G. patulum, G. planipetalum, G. subcoeruleum

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Geranium phaeum
DUSKY CRANESBILL
Geraniaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 8-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to shade

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.8m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: purple, mauve, white or pink

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer

Leaves: marked purple


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits oriental & cottage designs

Uses: informal edging, mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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