Geranium phaeum 'Joseph Green'
cranesbill
‘Joseph Green’ a ruffled, mauve-purple, double-flowered cranesbill, with blooms held in loose clusters on slender stems with conspicuous multiple lime...
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Plant description
‘Joseph Green’ a ruffled, mauve-purple, double-flowered cranesbill, with blooms held in loose clusters on slender stems with conspicuous multiple lime green stigmas. Discovered by botanist and horticulturist Lynne Green, this unusual form was named after her father, who had gifted her the original Geranium phaeum from which this was a cultivar. This clump-forming, ground-covering perennial with purple-stained, mid-green leaves is highly versatile and able to cope with high summer temperatures and freezing winter conditions.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Light shade
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Geranium phaeum Joseph Green:
Geranium phaeum, and its cultivars, prefer reliably moist to damp soils with some shade. When planting, incorporate a scoop of well-rotted compost into the planting hole and water in well. Once established, in midsummer rejuvenate plants that are beginning to look jaded, by removing old flowered stems and leaves. After a couple of seasons, lift and divide large clumps in spring to maintain plant health and vigour.
Please note:
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
