Geranium psilostemon

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Geranium psilostemon

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Kemper Code: C860

Common Name: cranesbill
Zone: 4 to 9
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Geraniaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: Northeastern Turkey
Height: 2.5 to 4 feet
Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Time: April - May Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Red with jet black center
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Grow in ordinary garden soil in sun or part shade. It may need staking if grown alone, but if mixed with roses or other shrubs, it will find its own support.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Vivid magenta flowers with black centers, black veining and exotic fan-shaped leaves make this a very striking plant. The leaves turn shades of red and yellow in fall.

Problems:

None of note except its need to be staked in some way.

Uses:

This exotic and vivid plant is sometimes difficult to incorporate into the border, but mixes well with old-fashioned roses in the pink to purple range and with gray/silver foliaged plants such as artemesia.