Geranium x riversleaianum 'Russell Prichard'
Family - Geraniaceae
Category - Perennial
Hybrid Parents - G. traversii x G. endressii
Origin - Raised in the UK at Riverslea Nursery
Discovered By - Raised by Maurice Prichard
Year of Introduction - 1915
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 30cm
Width - 1m
Location - The Terrace
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with trailing stems. Grey-green leaves are palmately lobed with jagged and toothed margins. Pretty, bowl-shaped geranium flowers are bright magenta with darker veining on each of the petals. The Blooms are held singly or in small clusters on slender stems and are produced over a long period from early summer through early autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Bowl-shaped geranium flowers are a bright shade of magenta with darker veining on each of the petals. The flowers are held singly or in small clusters on slender, trailing stems and are produced over a long period from June through September.
Flower colour: Magenta
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers held singly or in small clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Grey-green leaves are covered in soft hairs. The leaves are palmately lobed with jagged and toothed margins. The leaves are held in mounds at the base of the plant with fewer, smaller leaves held on the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.