Geranium 'Melinda'

Family - Geraniaceae
Category - Perennial
Hybrid Parents - A chance seedling of Geranium sylvaticum 'Mayflower' x G. endresii
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 50cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The Cool Garden

Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with a loose, mound-forming habit. Mid to dark green leaves have a palmately-lobed shape. Small, trumpet-shaped flowers are pale blush pink (nearly white) with darker, mauve-pink veining. The Blooms are held in large clusters and produced through the summer. Attractive to bees and butterflies.

Flower:

Small, trumpet-shaped flowers are pale pink with darker mauve-pink veining on the petals. The blooms are held in large clusters and produced from June into August.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Trumpet-shaped flowers in clusters

Flowering time: June, July, August

Foliage:

Mid to dark green leaves are palmately-lobed in shape. The leaves are held in opposite pairs along the stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Palmately-lobed

Propagation:

Division, cuttings.

Cultivation:

Will grow well in sun or shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.