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Geranium pratense 'Purple Haze'

Geranium pratense 'Purple Haze'

Product number: 588715
Origin: Europe
Latin: Geranium pratense

Here it is at last, desperately searching collectors can finally rest... Victor Reiter, an American breeder, discovered a dark-leaved mutant among the G. pratense. After years of selection, we can offer you a mixture with the deepest leaf colours: mahogany-bronze to deep dark red. If you didn't know, you wouldn't suspect it's a geranium! The height and growth habit vary, the flowers are usually blue, although purple, violet and mauve occur. Eliminate any green-leaved rogues! Height 60 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 pratense
Dutch: Ooievaarsbek
English: Meadow Cranesbill

Sowing method: Year-round in a seed tray, first give 2-4 weeks of warmth (18-22°C), then a cold period in, for example, the refrigerator (+4°C) for 4-6 weeks, then gradually warm up to room temperature again, after which germination will follow. Sowing directly in the garden is also possible; in that case, simply let it experience winter, and germination will occur in the spring.

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