Geranium sanguineum 'Little Bead'

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Geranium sanguineum 'Little Bead'

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Kemper Code: H900

Common Name: bloody cranesbill
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Geraniaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0.25 to 0.5 feet
Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet
Bloom Time: May - August Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Purplish red
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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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:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Best in full sun. Drought tolerant. Deadheading is tedious for larger plantings and probably unnecessary. Side stems may be removed at any time to control spread.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This hardy geranium cultivar is a prostrate, clump-forming perennial which forms a spreading mound of foliage that typically grows to only 4" tall but spreads to 12" wide. Features 5-petaled, purplish-red flowers and small, deeply-lobed, dark green leaves. Primarily blooms in May and June with a sparse rebloom occurring throughout the summer. Foliage often turns attractive shades of red in autumn.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Trough gardens or rock gardens. Mass for small area ground cover.

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