Hardy geraniums with long flowering
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Hardy geraniums have the advantage of sometimes offering a very long flowering, from spring until the first frosts. Their flowers are dressed in rather soft and romantic shades, but can also be quite contrasting as seen in Geranium psilostemon and Geranium ‘Dragon Heart’. To benefit from a long-lasting flowering, avoid varieties derived from Geranium pratense, as well as Iberian geranium: although remarkable for their colours, they provide less durable flowerings. Instead, choose varieties such as ‘Dragon Heart’ or ‘Rozanne’, and combine them with other perennials with long flowering, such as nepetas, campanulas, gauras or agapanthuses.
Geranium ‘Dragon Heart’
‘Dragon Heart‘ is a stunning geranium that produces large flowers in a vivid magenta, with black centres and dark veins radiating from the centre across the petals. This makes the flower particularly intense and contrasting. A very impressive flowering, from spring through to autumn!
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Geranium ‘Rozanne’
Geranium ‘Rozanne’ is an essential variety, which offers abundant flowering from June until the first frosts. Its flowers are a beautiful blue – mauve, lighter in the centre. It is one of the best hardy geraniums!
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Geranium ‘Patricia’
Geranium ‘Patricia’ bears slightly smaller flowers than ‘Dragon Heart’, yet they remain impressive. Highly floriferous, it offers a stunning magenta pink flowering with a dark centre. It has been awarded the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).
Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’
The ‘Orkney Cherry’ geranium blooms for a very long time, almost continuously from spring until frost. It bears pink flowers, lighter in the centre, highlighted by darker foliage. It adapts well to pot cultivation, with its stems then cascading over the sides.
Geranium ‘Orion’
Geranium ‘Orion’ is a good ground cover that bears stunning mauve-blue flowers with white centres. You can easily grow it in a pot!
Geranium riversleaianum 'Russell Prichard'
‘Russell Prichard’ geranium offers a long flowering period from June until frost. It bears magenta flowers, marked by a few more pronounced veins. It has green-grey and semi-evergreen foliage.
Geranium nodosum ‘Clos du Coudray’
Hardy geranium ‘Clos du Coudray’ is a lovely variety with generous and contrasting flowering. The petals are mauve purple, lighter on the edges, and veined with a more pronounced violet-red. It flowers from spring to autumn and has beautiful glossy foliage. Plant it in shade, in dry or moist soil.
Geranium riversleaianum ‘Mavis Simpson’
The ‘Mavis Simpson’ Geranium is a vigorous and semi-evergreen variety that produces beautiful pink flowers from spring to autumn. Its spreading habit makes it suitable for use as ground cover. It thrives when planted in full sun.
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