| Cranesbill | Geranium | |  | Lavender blue flowers with a tiny white eye and deep purple veining bloom for an exceptionally long time from late spring thru midsummer and then again from early fall until frost. The compact clumps of lacy green foliage provide a wonderful background for these flowers and retain their healthy look all season. In fall, the leaves turn vivid red-orange. | 11C-S |  |  |  |  |  |
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12"-12" | 14" | 4-8 |
| | | |  | A profusion of small, magenta-pink flowers with a black center and black veins cover these low, spreading plants from late spring into midsummer. The velvety grey-green foliage provides the perfect backdrop for the brilliant blooms. | 11C-S |  |  |  |  |  |
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12" | 20"-24" | 5-8 |
| | | |  | Best new introduction for continuous summer bloom, huge 2½" saucer- shaped violet-blue flowers with white centers, attractive deep green foliage with lighter chartreuse marbling, plants are vigorous and quickly spreading yet remain compact and under control, better heat tolerance allows for continuous summer bloom. | 11C-S |  |  |  |  |  |
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18"-20" | 24"-36" | 4-8 |
| | Geranium cantabrigiense | |  | An excellent groundcover plant with bright pink flowers in early summer which are more vivid than other pink varieties. A prolific flowerer and highly attractive to bees and other pollinators. The green, fragrant foliage turns to red in the fall. | 11C-S |  |  |  |  |  |
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10"-12" | 20"-24" | 3-8 |
| | Geranium cinereum | |  | This low-growing selection forms a trailing mat of grey-green leaves. The soft-pink flowers have a deep purple eye and veins, appearing on and off from early summer. Terrific in the rock garden, alpine trough, wall or for edging a border or pathway. Shear plants by half in midsummer if flowering stops, to encourage bushy growth and repeat blooming in autumn. Easily divided in spring. Received a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (1993/2006). | 11C-S |  |  |  |  |  |
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4"-8" | 12"-18" | 3-9 |
| | Geranium pratense | |  | This perennial certainly does have a chocolatey look! This Geranium pratense hybrid has rich, dark bronze leaves and an upright habit, with blue-purple flowers covering the top of the habit, starting in early summer. Compared to older genetics, ‘Boom Chocolatta’ is more vigorous, and has a very refined habit. Use it as a contrast with green-leaved plants in your sun garden! | 11C-S |  |  |  |  |  |
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24"-26" | 28"-30" | 4-8 |
| | Geranium sanguineum | |  | Selected for their compact habit and early spring flowering. Grows into an excellent ground cover with large purple flowers and long bloom time. | 11C-S |  | |  |  |  |
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8"-10" | 12"-18" | 3-8 |
| Cranesbill (Bloody) | | |  | ‘Max Frei’ forms a low mound of fine-textured green foliage, bearing a nice display of bright magenta-pink flowers in late spring and well into the summer. Plants stand up well to a wide range of soil and climate conditions, including hot, humid weather. | 11C-S | | |  |  |  |
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6"-8" | 18"-23" | 3-9 |