Geranium sanguineum Elke
Geranium sanguineum Elke
Geranium sanguineum Elke
Geranium sanguineum Elke
Geranium sanguineum Elke
Geranium sanguineum Elke
Geranium sanguineum Elke
Bloody Cranesbill, Bloody Geranium
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Olivier, 23/09/2025
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Le Geranium ‘Elke’ est une vivace tapissante qui s'orne de fleurs lumineuses, rose soutenu à rose lilacé, veinées de pourpre et délicatement ourlées de blanc. Sa floraison, abondante au début de l’été, se renouvelle par vagues jusqu’en fin d'été. Robuste, très rustique et peu exigeante, cette petite plante forme un couvre-sol coloré qui ne devient pas envahissant. Son feuillage découpé, décoratif pendant toute la belle saison, prend souvent de belles couleurs en automne.
Le nom botanique officiel de ce cultivar est Geranium ‘Elke’ ; l’appellation Geranium sanguineum ‘Elke’, couramment employée en horticulture, est considérée comme un synonyme. Il descend du géranium sanguin, une espèce de la famille des Géraniacées, naturellement présente de l’Europe jusqu’à la Sibérie occidentale et au Caucase. Dans la nature, cette vivace pousse sur les pentes rocheuses, dans les pelouses sèches et en lisière de bois, souvent sur terrain calcaire. 'Elke’ a hérité de sa robustesse et de sa capacité à pousser dans les sols pauvres et caillouteux. La plante forme une touffe basse, dense et étalée, haute de 20 à 25 cm pour 35 à 45 cm d’envergure. Ses tiges souples, parfois presque couchées, s’étendent progressivement à partir d’une souche rhizomateuse. Les feuilles palmées, profondément divisées en lobes étroits, sont d’un vert assez soutenu. Caduques, elles se colorent plus ou moins de rouge et d’orangé avant de disparaître en hiver. Les fleurs, larges de 3 à 4 cm, s’ouvrent au-dessus du feuillage. Chacune comporte cinq pétales rose lilacé à rose vif, parcourus de fines veines pourpres et soulignés d’un liseré blanc irrégulier. La floraison principale se déroule en juin et juillet. Après la suppression des fleurs fanées, de nouvelles fleurs peuvent apparaître jusqu’en septembre, à condition que le sol ne s'assèche pas trop. Elles attirent les abeilles et les autres insectes pollinisateurs. Très rustique, ce géranium supporte des températures de l’ordre de –20 °C.
Cette variété ‘Elke’ forme de belles bordures, colore les rocailles et couvre les talus sans demander beaucoup d’entretien. Elle peut également être plantée au pied des rosiers buissons et des petits arbustes, ou au-dessus d’un muret. Dans un massif ensoleillé et peu arrosé, elle s’associe au Nepeta racemosa ‘Snowflake’, au Geranium sanguineum 'Pink Pouffe', à l’Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Nana’ et au thym citron ‘Doone Valley’. Résistant au vent et aux embruns, on peut aussi l'utiliser dans les jardins proches du littoral.
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Geranium
sanguineum
Elke
Geraniaceae
Bloody Cranesbill, Bloody Geranium
Geranium ‘Elke’
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Geranium sanguineum Elke is preferably planted from February to May or from September to November, outside periods of frost or severe drought. A sunny position encourages generous flowering. Partial shade also suits it, especially in regions with hot summers.
This geranium grows in ordinary soil, even poor, stony or chalky, provided it is well drained. It also tolerates slightly acidic soils and clay soils that do not retain water excessively in winter. The young plants are spaced 35 to 40 cm apart, at about five plants per square metre.
A few waterings are needed after planting and during the first summer. Once well rooted, ‘Elke’ tolerates dry spells fairly well. After the main flowering, faded stems and tired foliage can be pruned: the plant then produces new leaves and flowers again in late summer. The clump can be divided in spring or early autumn when it becomes less floriferous at its centre.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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