Botanical Name: Geranium x cantabrigiense
Common Name: Canterbury cranesbill
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape low, spreading groundcover, spreading by rhizomes; forms a lush, dense mat with flowers held above foliage
Height 6 to 10"
Spread to 24"
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers a well-drained soil, but likes moist conditions
Hardiness hardy (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves simple palmate, to 2-1/2" across, often deeply split and scalloped on margins; normally dark green
Flowers 5 petalled, to 1" across, available in pink, violet and white varieties; heaviest bloom late spring to early summer
Fruit long pointed capsule – resembles bird’s beak
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings, runners
 
Usage:
excellent groundcover in perennial beds, mass plantings and large scale gardens; may be too invasive for small beds
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers uniform moisture, regular watering
Fertilizing balanced, slow release at planting time
Pruning head back after bloom to keep dense and compact
Pests/Diseases tomato budworm
Special Conditions/Other hybrid between Geranium macrorrhizum and G. dalmaticum
 
Origin: hybrid
Family: Geraniaceae

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