This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
I bought the geranium along with some other plants for my front garden - south facing and what can only be described as poor soil. They were also planted during one of the hottest and driest summers so I could only water with a watering can but despite all of this, the plants flourished and flowered for months!
Runner Bean
Hayling Island
Vigourous,lovely colour,a bit leggy
Barbara
Rural North West Cambridgeshire
Am quite disappointed. This plant was touted as having numerous blooms throughout the growing season. However, after the initial flush in late Spring (which was very attractive), the plants just stopped flowering and began to look a little tatty. Perhaps the very hot and dry summer was to blame? Will see how they do, this year.
Stainesbloke
Ashford, Middlesex
My favourite Geranium. The flowers a very large and exceptionally beautiful...They are also a magnet for bees. Has a long flowering season, from late April to late September/early October. Looks brilliant rambling through Brook Thistles & Oriental Poppies. Seems to do well even in north facing sites, though you want to pick a sunny spot for lengthy flowering season.
DavidG
Essex
A great long flowering hardy Geranium, easy to grow and maintain.
Garden Girl
Edinburgh
Arrived in healthy condition. Prolific flowering over a long period. Nice bushy habit.
liz
Appleby North Lincs
The tiny plants that arrived soon established themselves, offering great ground cover and stunning blue/purple flowers.
Octo8
West Sussex
A great staple for a garden border. The colour of the "Orion" is a vivid shade which is true to the illustration. Planted in the Spring it flowered in its first year. It has already started to spread which is what I want but do bear this in mind if you have a small garden. Saying that, it is easy to control. A beautiful, hardy plant that never disappoints. I would recommend it.
Motherbunch
Liverpool
I think this is one of the all time great Gernaniums with a really beautiful deep blue flower. It is long flowering May to October and will take full sun but does not do as well in deep shade. It may need a little care to get started like all perennials( just do not let it dry out in its first year) but once it is established it is fabulous. Use it to fill in gaps in the front of your border.
Fortfield
London
88.9
save the bees
Hello, No, this is no particularly noted for attracting pollinators, however if you click on the following links it will take you to all the ones we sell that will.... Attractive to bees http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/vid.211/numitems.100/ Attractive to butterflies and moths http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/vid.1597/numitems.100/ Attractive to birds http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/vid.1596/numitems.100/
Helen
Crazy daisy
Hello there Yes you can plant this geranium in a pot, and will be good on it's own. It is a fast grower with a spreading habit which normally flowers between June to August. But this is a perennial and although it does have a long flowering period, it won't flower as long as say a bedding geranium. How many p9 pots you need depends on the size of your container, but bear in mind that these are fast growing and it can grow to 80cm wide eventually. Hope this helps.
e moran
Hello Galia, All of the taller shrubs you mentioned for the semi-circular bed will get quite large, but their growth will be restricted (both in height and spread) if they are kept in a pot where their roots are restricted. For groundcover you could opt for any of the following:- Bergenia http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.bergenia/ Helleborus http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.helleborus/ Heuchera http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.heuchera/ Epimedium http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.epimedium/ Geranium http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.geranium/ Erica http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.erica/ As for the bamboos, even the most well behaved one (Fargesia murieliae) will spread to around 1.5m across so you should keep this in mind when planting it in such a confined space. Perhaps a better option would be one of our hedging plants, which can be cut back hard against the wall. Taxus http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/trees/hedging/conifer/bigger-trees/best-in-very-large-gardens-parks/taxus-baccata-/classid.6230/ or Ligustrum http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/hedging/ligustrum-ovalifolium-/classid.4093/ would be good options. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Pamela Spiers
Hello Pamela, You can do the herbaceous perennials anytime between now and spring, but the Caryopteris and Lavenders should be tackled in spring. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Hi Helen, Thank you for your helpful information. The snow made the decision for me, it has lain for 4 weeks now. Kind Regards Pamela
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Guy Smith
Hello Guy, The following plants would be suitable for your pots. Forget-me-not (Myosotis species) Bellflowers (Campanula species) Cranesbill (Geranium species) Dahlia - single-flowered species and cultivars Hellebores (Helleborus species) Japanese anemone (Anemone ?? hybrida) Fritillaries (Fritillaria species) Grape hyacinth (Muscari species) Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) Box (Buxus sempervirens) Christmas box (Sarcococca species) I hope this helps, Helen Plant Doctor
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