| Description | A low growing spreading Geranium with dark veined purplish pink flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (jer-AE-nee-um)(sin-NEE-ree-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun, mostly sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | purplish pink, dark reddish veins, dark center, notched petals, blooms almost all summer |
| Fruit | distinctive beaked seed capsules, hence the common name of crane’s bill (geranium in Greek means crane |
| Leaves | gray-green leaves |
| Stems | ground hunging |
| Dimensions | 6-8 inches high, spreads over 12 inches |
| Propagation | cuttings, division |
| Native Site | Species native to the central Pyrenees. It is an Alpine species. |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated at the Bloom Nursery, England before 1961. A cross between G. cinreum var cinereum X G. subcaulescens. |
| Author's Notes | The contrast in the flowers gives this Geranium it's charm. Has jumped around my garden but not to the extent of becoming a problem. |
| Notes & Reference | #29-Hardy Geraniums (Peter F. Yeo), #231- The Gardeners Guide to Growing Hardy Geraniums (Trevor Bath, Joy Jones) |
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