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Geranium wallichianum 'Crystal Lake'
Wallich's Cranesbill 'Crystal Lake'
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. Geranium wallichianum is a species Geranium which is native from eastern Afghanistan to the Himalayas. It has green hairy toothed foliage, and produces blue-violet coloured flowers, sometimes with a pale centre, and purple veins. Some cultivars are also now available. 'Crystal Lake' has soft lilac-blue flowers with purple veining.
Contributed by @halfy21
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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
Wallich's Cranesbill 'Crystal Lake'
Latin name
Geranium wallichianum 'Crystal Lake'
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 wallichianum 'Crystal Lake'
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. Geranium wallichianum is a species Geranium which is native from eastern Afghanistan to the Himalayas. It has green hairy toothed foliage, and produces blue-violet coloured flowers, sometimes with a pale centre, and purple veins. Some cultivars are also now available. 'Crystal Lake' has soft lilac-blue flowers with purple veining.
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.