
Bigroot Geranium
- Botanical Name
- Geranium macrorrhizum
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 8
- Height
- 12 to 18 inches
- Width
- 15 inches
- Flowers
- Late Spring to Early Summer: pink, white, violet
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Prefers partial shade where summers are hot, full sun where the summers are cooler
- Geranium does not like 'wet feet', especially in winter
- Provide a well-drained soil
- Drought tolerant once established
- Readily self-sows
- Fragrant foliage is evergreen with hints of red in winter
- Problems
- Blight, leaf spot, botrytis, powdery mildew
- Varieties
- Album - white flowers, 10-12"
- Bevan's Variety - deep magenta flowers, 1' tall
- Variegatum - magenta-pink flowers, leaves variegated with cream
- Spessart - magenta pink flowers, showy seedheads
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