Geranium wallichianum 'Crystal Lake'
Family - Geraniaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 30cm or more
Width - up to 90cm
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: A low-growing, herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit and long, trailing stems. Bright to mid-green leaves are palmately lobed and have toothed and jagged margins. Saucer-shaped flowers are a very pale shade of lavender blue. Each Bloom has a darker purple ring towards the centre and striking, deep purple veining on each of the five overlapping petals. The flowers are held singly or in small, loose clusters on the trailing stems and produced over a long period from early summer into late autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Saucer-shaped geranium flowers are a very pale shade of lavender blue. Each bloom has a darker purple ring towards the centre and bold, deep purple veining on the five overlapping petals. The blooms are held singly or in small, loose clusters and produced over a long period from June into November.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers held singly or in small clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Bright to mid-green leaves are palmately lobed and have jagged and toothed margins. The leaves are held at the base of the plant with smaller leaves held on the long, trailing stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Propagation:
Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR). Unlicensed propagation for sale is prohibited.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in reasonably fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.