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Bloody Cranesbill

Vibrant long-blooming flowers attract butterflies. Beautiful in the rock garden, as a small-scale ground cover or at garden's edge, planted with Siberian iris, garden phlox, bellflowers and ornamental grasses. Attractive foliage with vibrant fall color.

Companion Plants

Daylily

Fountain Grass

Phlox

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Bloody Cranesbill

  • Botanical name

    Geranium sanguineum

  • Variety

    na

  • Zone

    USDA Zone 3 (-40°F) to USDA Zone 8 (30°F).

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    12" (31 cm)

  • Habit

    Clumping

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    Weekly during dry spells

  • Bloom Color

    Pink, Purple

  • Bloom Time

    Summer

  • Maintenance

    Remove spent blooms

This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:

  • Sadie F.'s collection
  • Vaughn B.'s collection