Geranium phaeum 'Album'
cranesbill
A useful geranium that will thrive even in damp or dry shade. This cranesbill has small, nodding, white flowers with yellow centres in late spring to early summer, held high above green, deeply lobed leaves, with distinctive purple blotches around the centre.
Geranium phaeum 'Album' will quickly spread to form a hummock of foliage that is good for suppressing weeds. Use it in woodland, among ferns, where the white flowers will shine, or under deciduous trees.
Geranium phaeum 'Album' will quickly spread to form a hummock of foliage that is good for suppressing weeds. Use it in woodland, among ferns, where the white flowers will shine, or under deciduous trees.
How to care for Geranium phaeum Album:
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.
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.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.8m
Eventual spread:
0.6m
Position:
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
