| Description | Geranium Phillippe Vapelle is a smaller hardy Geranium with purple flowers. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | purplish blue with dark purple veins, 5 spaced notched petals |
| Leaves | gray green |
| Dimensions | 12-14 by 12-14 inches |
| Maintenance | if flowering stops or the plant becomes untidy it can be cut back hard, a new flush of growth will appear |
| Cultivar Origin | Philippe Vapelle'is a hybrid between G. renardii and G. platypetalum, hybridized by Alan Bremner of Axletree Nursery in the United Kingdom |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Greek word geranos meaning crane in reference to the fruit which purportedly resembles the head and beak of a crane |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #231- The Gardeners Guide to Growing Hardy Geraniums (Trevor Bath, Joy Jones), #234-Plant Lovers Guide to Hardy Geraniums (Robin Parer) |
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