Geranium versicolor
Pencilled Cranes-bill
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. This species is a low semi-evergreen perennial. The leaves are lobed and pale green. The flowers are cymes of small white or pink blooms, usually with prominent purple or deep pink veins, in late spring.
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
Pencilled Cranes-bill
Latin name
Geranium versicolor
type
Herbaceous Perennial
family
Geraniaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Geranium versicolor
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. This species is a low semi-evergreen perennial. The leaves are lobed and pale green. The flowers are cymes of small white or pink blooms, usually with prominent purple or deep pink veins, in late spring.
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.