Geranium psilostemon
(Armenian Cranesbill)
Family - Geraniaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Armenia, Northeast Turkey
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 1.2m
Width - 45cm or more
Location - The House Border, The Terrace, The Topiary Meadow
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Mid-green, palmately lobed leaves are deeply cut with coarsely toothed margins. Bowl to saucer-shaped flowers are a vivid shade of magenta-purple and have striking black centres and veining on each of the petals. The Blooms are held singly or in small, loose clusters on upright stems and are produced from early to late summer. Attractive to pollinating insects. A good self-sower.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Bowl to saucer-shaped flowers are a vivid shade of magenta-purple and have striking black centres and veining on each petal. The blooms are held singly or in small, loose clusters atop upright stems and are produced from June into August.
Flower colour: Magenta
Flower shape: Bowl to saucer-shaped flowers held singly or in small, loose clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Mid-green, palmately lobed leaves are deeply cut with Dentate margins. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant, with fewer, smaller leaves on the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in reasonably fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.