
Bloody Cranesbill
- Botanical Name
- Geranium sanguineum
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 8
- Height
- 6 to 12 inches
- Width
- 12 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Late Spring to Early Summer: magenta, lavender, white, pink
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- With a hedge clipper, trim back to basal foliage after the main flower display or when the leaves are spotted, discolored or unkempt
- Division can be made by digging and lifting portions of the outer edge of the plant
- Drought tolerant once established
- Problems
- Occasional leaf spot or rust.
- Varieties
- Album - white flowers, 10-12"
- Elspeth - pink flowers, nice red fall color
- Jubilee Pink - pink flowers, 12"
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