Geranium lucidum
Shining Cranesbill
Geraniums are hardy and mainly perennial and are used in a number of garden situations such as ground cover or rockery plants. Geraniums are easily grown and can transform problem places such as dry shade, hot sunny banks or moist shade. 'Lucidum' is the first of the cranesbill family to appear in the hedgerows, Shining Cranesbill has a delicate little pink flower with red stems; the young leaves are shiny, unlike any other member of the geranium family.
Contributed by @tiggrx
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Shining Cranesbill
Latin name
Geranium lucidum
type
Herbaceous Perennial
family
Geraniaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
0.50 M
Geranium lucidum
Geraniums are hardy and mainly perennial and are used in a number of garden situations such as ground cover or rockery plants. Geraniums are easily grown and can transform problem places such as dry shade, hot sunny banks or moist shade. 'Lucidum' is the first of the cranesbill family to appear in the hedgerows, Shining Cranesbill has a delicate little pink flower with red stems; the young leaves are shiny, unlike any other member of the geranium family.
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Mid Autumn
Varieties of geranium typically flower for about three months between late spring and autumn.
Planting young plants
From Mid Autumn TO Late Winter
Plant geraniums between mid autumn and late winter in any ordinary, well drained soil, in sun or partial shade.
Propagation by division
From Mid Autumn TO Late Winter
Divide the plants between autumn and late winter. and replant immediately.
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tiggrx