Geranium sylvaticum 'Birch Lilac'
(Wood Cranesbill 'Birch Lilac')
Family - Geraniaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 70cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Mid-green leaves are palmately-lobed with jagged margins. Saucer-shaped flowers are a rich shade of lavender-purple. Each Bloom has a central white Eye. The Blooms are held in small clusters atop upright stems and are produced from late spring into early summer. The flowers are attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Saucer-shaped flowers are lavender-purple, each bloom has a central white eye. The flowers are held in small clusters on upright stems and are produced in May and June.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in small clusters
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Mid-green palmately-lobed leaves have jagged margins. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant with fewer, smaller leaves held in opposite pairs up the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately-lobed
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.