Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
Blood Red Cranesbill, Bloody Cranesbill, Geranium
Blood Red Cranesbill, Bloody Cranesbill, Geranium
Type Perennial
Hardy range 3A to 8A
Height 10" to 12" / 25cm to 30cm
Spread 20" to 24" / 50cm to 60cm
Growth rate Average
Form Spreading or horizontal
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Evergreen
Hardy range 3A to 8A
Height 10" to 12" / 25cm to 30cm
Spread 20" to 24" / 50cm to 60cm
Growth rate Average
Form Spreading or horizontal
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Evergreen
Bloom Color White
Bloom Time Spring and Summer
The flowers are showy and suitable for cut flowers.
Bloom Time Spring and Summer
The flowers are showy and suitable for cut flowers.
Environment
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.
Leaf Color Green
Fall Color Purple and red
This plant has attractive foliage.
Fall Color Purple and red
This plant has attractive foliage.
Landscape Uses
- Container plantings
- Alpine garden
- Rock garden
- Border
- Specimen
- Groundcover
- Container plantings
- Alpine garden
- Rock garden
- Border
- Specimen
- Groundcover
Attributes and Features
- Attracts butterflies
- Extended bloom season
- Sensitive to humidity
- Attracts butterflies
- Extended bloom season
- Sensitive to humidity
Culture Notes
Geraniums are long blooming and will rebloom if the spent flowers are removed. Division can be done in the spring, and cuttings can be taken in the summer. These plants will be evergreen in mild winters and, usually, the leaves turns reddish in the fall. Plants go well with: Thymus, Phlox, and Dianthus sp.
Geraniums are long blooming and will rebloom if the spent flowers are removed. Division can be done in the spring, and cuttings can be taken in the summer. These plants will be evergreen in mild winters and, usually, the leaves turns reddish in the fall. Plants go well with: Thymus, Phlox, and Dianthus sp.
