Geranium sanguineum 'Vision'

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Geranium sanguineum 'Vision'

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Kemper Code: Q730

Common Name: bloody cranesbill
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Geraniaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 12 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: May - June
Bloom Color: Reddish-purple
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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. Drought tolerant. Deadheading is tedious and probably unnecessary. Instead, cut plants back hard (remove about 4" of foliage) after flowering to both shape and encourage rebloom. Side stems may be removed at any time to control spread.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This hardy geranium cultivar is a compact, clump-forming, perennial which forms a spreading mound of foliage that typically grows to 15" tall and to 24" wide. Features 1" diameter, reddish-purple, 5-petaled flowers in spring to early summer for a period of 6-7 weeks, sometimes with an intermittent but sparse rebloom occurring throughout the summer and early fall. Deeply cut leaves have 5-7 lobed divisions. Foliage turns a somewhat attractive red in autumn.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. May spread somewhat vigorously in rich soils.

Uses:

Rock gardens and border fronts. Also may be useful as an edging plant or ground cover.