Geranium Summer Skies ('Gernic') (PBR)
cranesbill
Up to 30 pale violet-blue petals, with reddish-purple veining and a near-white base, form green-centred double flowers. These...
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Plant description
Up to 30 pale violet-blue petals, with reddish-purple veining and a near-white base, form green-centred double flowers. These appear in profusion, especially when grown in full sun, from early summer above the neat clumps of finely cut foliage.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Geranium Summer Skies ('Gernic') (PBR):
In midsummer rejuvenate plants that are beginning to look jaded, by removing old flowered stems and leaves. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.
Planting companions for roses
Early flowering roses tend to come in shades of white, pink or purple-pink and most forms of the biennial foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, have toning flowers in similar colours. These appear in rose time, but carry on after the first rose flush has finished
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