Geranium 'Brookside'
Family - Geraniaceae
Category - Perennial
Hybrid Parents - G. clarkei x G. pratense
Origin - Discovered at the University of Cambridge Botanic Garden
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 60cm
Width - 1m or more
Location - The House Border
Description: A robust herbaceous Perennial with an upright, spreading habit. Lacy, palmately lobed leaves are bright green, palmately lobed leaves. Rich purple-blue saucer-shaped flowers have white centres and deep purple veins on each of the overlapping petals. The flowers are held in Cymes at the tips of the stems and are produced from early into late summer. Discovered as a chance seedling, probably of G. clarkei and G. pratense, at the University of Cambridge Botanic Gardens, and named after the street on which the gardens are situated.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Rich, purple-blue flowers with white centres and overlapping petals, each marked with dark purple veins are produced from June to August.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in cymes
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Mid-green, palmately lobed leaves are deeply Dissected. 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 reasonably fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.