Geranium 'Red Admiral'
Family - Geraniaceae
Category - Perennial
Hybrid Parents - G. psilostemon x G. sylvaticum 'Baker's Pink'
Origin - Bred in the UK
Discovered By - Bred by Mr. Cyril Foster and introduced by Blooms of Bressingham
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 60cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Basal Leaves are palmately lobed, with jagged, coarsely toothed lobes. Saucer-shaped geranium flowers are bright magenta pink with paler centres. Each Bloom has a black centre and delicate purple veining on each of the five overlapping petals. The flowers are held in loose clusters on slender stems and are produced from mid-summer into early autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Saucer-shaped flowers are a bright shade of magenta pink and are paler towards the centres. Each bloom has a small, black patch at the centre and fine purple veining on each of the five overlapping petals. The flowers are held in loose clusters on slender stems and are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Magenta
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers held in loose clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Mid-green, palmately lobed leaves have jagged and heavily toothed 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.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in reasonably fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.