Geranium 'Blue Cloud'
Family - Geraniaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Discovered at Axletree Nursery in Sussex
Discovered By - Introduced by Dr. D. Hibberd
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 90cm
Width - 75cm or more
Location - The Terrace
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a spreading habit. Neat, palmately lobed leaves are bright green. Saucer-shaped, five-petalled geranium flowers are an opalescent, soft shade of pale blue. The petals are well-spaced, and each is marked with deep purple veining. The Blooms are held in Cymes and are produced from late spring into mid-summer. Discovered as a chance seedling at the now-closed Axletree Nursery of Rye in Sussex. A possible parent is G. 'Nimbus'.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Rounded, saucer-shaped flowers have five well-spaced petals. The blooms are an unusual shade of pale blue and each petal is marked with deep purple veining. The flowers are held in cymes and produced from May into July.
Flower colour: Blue
Flower shape: 5-petalled flowers held in cymes
Flowering time: May, June, July
Foliage:
Bright green, palmately lobed leaves are finely Divided. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant with fewer, smaller leaves held on the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.