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Geranium aristatum

Geranium aristatum

Product number: 588600
Origin: Mediterranean region
Latin: Geranium aristatum

In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful cranesbills! Beautiful broad light-green leaves are crowned with stems of the loveliest downy buds that open from late spring to reveal soft pink flowers with deep pink veins. The fully reflexed petals give the flowers a cyclamen-like appearance. Perfect in sun, partial, or full shade. Semi-evergreen in mild winters, but can be dormant after a hard frost. The height is about 50 cm.

Cranesbill is the Dutch name for the garden geranium, not to be confused with the geraniums planted in window boxes and pots; these plants are called Pelargonium.

Names:
Latin: Geranium aristatum
Dutch: Ooievaarsbek
Also known as: Tuingeranium (Garden Geranium)
English: Cranesbill

Sowing method: Year-round in a seed tray, first provide warmth for 2-4 weeks (18-22° C), then a cold period in, for example, the refrigerator (+4° C) for 4-6 weeks, then slowly warm up to room temperature again, after which germination will follow. Sowing outdoors is also possible, then simply let winter pass over them, germination will take place in spring.

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