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Hardy geranium

Geranium renardii

Also called Cranesbill

Hardy geranium
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0

Geranium renardii is a low, clump-forming hardy perennial from the Caucasus, grown for its neat, lobed leaves and pale pink, violet-striped flowers. It thrives in well-drained soil and tolerates both sun and part shade.

Family
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then once the soil surface dries; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile garden soil.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; tolerates cold winters well.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
Caucasus
Climate
temperate

About

Geranium renardii is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae. It is native to the Caucasus region. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, it has palmate leaves and pale pink flowers striped violet. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

It grows well in sunny positions or shade both and well drained soils.

Other Geranium plants

Geranium albanum · Geranium aristatum · Geranium asphodeloides · Geranium cinereum · Geranium clarkei · Dalmatian Crane's Bill · Endres's cranesbill · Himalayan Crane's Bill · Iberian geranium · Hardy geranium · Spotted geranium · Madiera cranesbill

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geranium renardii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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