Cranesbill

Geranium Philippe Vapelle

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: June to July
• Flower colour: light blue
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  This compact hardy geranium is smothered in a mass of light blue flowers, with contrasting, sporty, dark blue veins, from June to July. Only recently introduced, it's an excellent and unusual groundcover plant for the front of a border. Copes well in full sun or partial shade.
  
  
• Garden care: In midsummer rejuvenate plants that are beginning to look jaded, by removing old flowered stems and leaves. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.