Geranium sanguineum f. nanum

DWARF BLOODY CRANESBILL

COLLECTOR’S PACK

Geranium sanguineum f. nanum
DWARF BLOODY CRANESBILL
COLLECTOR’S PACK

Geranium sanguineum f. nanum is the unusual dwarf form of the wonderful, good old reliable “Bloody Cranesbill” (and I am not swearing).

Large cups of deep magenta-purple

Although this is a ground-hugging dwarf plant – it bears full size, large cups of deep magenta, conspicuously laced with darker veins, and emerging from purple buds.
So it is a wonderful colour splash in difficult spots.

On a round-hugging carpet of lacy foliage

Flowers beam up at you appealingly from flat on top of a groundcover of lacy leaves.

Long & repeat blooming

As it pops a procession of lovely magenta flower cups from mid spring on, right through summer and into autumn.
So providing very long lasting flower colour.

Mat of finely cut lacy leaves

Geranium sanguineum f. nanum makes a superb, and very hardy groundcover.
With the finely cut lacy carpet of leaves decorative and evergreen all year round, and hugging the ground.

Winter colour from foliage too

Though the dainty leaves also colour up with wine-red shades during the colder weather of autumn and winter.
Making a dense carpet of coloured lace until the pink blooms restart again in mid spring.

Amongst the very hardiest of all the Cranesbills

All of the “Bloody Cranesbills” are tough little goers (called “Bloody Cranesbills” because of their bright red fleshy roots – not because they are naughty and make you swear).

Tough & persistent groundcover under trees & shrubs

So while Geranium sanguineum f. nanum looks so dainty, delicate and pretty, it is actually tough and persistent.
All the “Bloody Cranesbills” are reliable, tough groundcovers, including in more difficult conditions.

Tolerant of heat & dry

Tolerating heat and dry well once established, and so much better than many of the more delicate Cranesbills.
The “Bloody Cranesbills” are certainly not delicate or difficult, tough ever so pretty.

Perfect under roses & shrubs

So the neat, dense carpeting habit of Dwarf Bloody Cranesbill makes it perfect for planting under roses, shrubs and trees.

Shade tolerant

So plant in Part Shade, Dappled Sun to Full Sun.

Frost hardy

Dwarf Bloody Cranesbill is also very frost hardy and can easily tolerate temperatures down to -25C.

Tough in a wide variety of soils

“Bloody Cranesbills” really are tough.
So Geranium sanguineum f. nanum happily thrives in such a wide variety of soil types – from sandy to good garden loam and all the way through to clay.

Blessing for gardeners with clay soils

The “Bloody Cranesbills” are so handy for gardeners with clay soils.
And they perform well in both acid and alkaline pH.

Rabbit & deer resistant

“Bloody Cranesbills” are distasteful to rabbits and deer so they generally leave them well alone.
They are also very rarely if ever troubled by any other pests or diseases.

Butterflies & pollinators love them

While our dear friends the pollinators just love foraging amongst the cupped blooms gathering abundant pollen.
And best of all the long blooming season keeps them in good supply for many months.

Easy to grow & low maintenance

Geranium sanguineum f. nanum really will not care if you just leave it to get on with being a hardy groundcover.
But if you care to give it a spring and autumn feed, it will be dazzlingly pretty year round.

Evergreen groundcover mat

10-15cm high mounding groundcover topped with large, magenta cups x 40cm diameter mat of delightfully cut, lacy, evergreen foliage.

SEED SOWING ADVICE:

Sow Geranium sanguineum f. nanum seeds in a punnet, whenever suitable temperatures can be provided 

Indoors for rapid & early plants: First sow the seeds in a punnet on surface of good quality seed raising mix.

Then press gently to ensure good contact of the seeds to the mix.
And barely cover with sieved mix /grit/sand/or fine vermiculite, but do not bury deeply, as light aids germination.

Now thoroughly moisten the punnet by standing it in a shallow water bath and allowing the moisture to percolate up to the surface of the mix from below.
Drain.

Keep punnet consistently moist at 15-20°C for 2-4 weeks.
Misting regularly with a spray water-bottle will keep the necessary consistent moisture.

Then wrap the moist, sown punnet in cling wrap and place in the fridge (not freezer) for 4-6 weeks

Remove from fridge, unwrap punnet, moisten punnet thoroughly again and return to 15-20°C place.

Continue to keep consistently moist.

Most seedlings should begin to emerge in approx. 30 to 90 days.
But do not discard punnet, as some seedlings may come later.

Seed Count: 3 seeds per pack approx. (Seeds of this collector’ plant are scarce)

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