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Erodium Bishops Form - Storksbill

Erodium Bishop's Form
Storksbill

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Little plant, I have planted them and I hope they will grow well.

MIREILLE, 24/08/2021

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Value-for-money
Erodium Bishop's Form is a beautiful hardy perennial with abundant flowers, pink with purple veins, ideal for rocky and dry terrain.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
10 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -20°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Recommended planting time February to May
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Description

Erodium Bishop's Form is a beautiful perennial for dry and poor soil, with pink flowers veined with purple resembling perennial geraniums, ideal for rock gardens.

Easy to grow, this hardy perennial is hardy to -20°C (-4°F).  It has a cushion habit and develops medium green, deciduous leaves, 2cm (1in) long, which are dentate. From May to August, solitary, single, pink cup-shaped flowers veined with purple, 1cm (0.5in) in diameter cover the foliage.

Erodium Bishop's Form grows in full sun, in well-drained soil. It is a plant for scree, it tolerates both drought and cold, but not wet soil in winter.

Cultivation in a pot is possible in a mix of equal parts compost, garden soil and gravel. Plant Erodium in a rock garden, combined with stipa, sedums, oregano or in the cracks of walls, where it will cascade.

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Erodium Bishops Form - Storksbill (Flowering) Flowering
Erodium Bishops Form - Storksbill (Foliage) Foliage
Erodium Bishops Form - Storksbill (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time May to August
Flower size 1 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour grey or silver

Plant habit

Height at maturity 10 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Erodium

Cultivar

Bishop's Form

Family

Geraniaceae

Other common names

Storksbill

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference96441

Planting and care

Erodium Bishop's Form should be planted in spring in well-drained and sunny soil. It is not susceptible to any disease or parasite. It is an easy-to-grow plant that only dislikes heavy and waterlogged soils in winter.

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Planting period

Recommended planting time February to May

Intended location

Suitable for Shaded rockery, Woodland edge, Undergrowth
Type of use Edge of border
Hardiness Hardy down to -20°C (USDA zone 6b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 7 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Well-drained

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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