cranesbill varieties - GARDENING
Cranesbill geraniums are easy-care perennials that bloom all season. Learn how to grow them and choose the best varieties for your space. Are Cranesbill Geraniums Annuals or Perennials?
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Don’t confuse the cranesbill geranium with annual Pelargonium geraniums that fill garden centers every spring. All 300 species of cranesbill geraniums ... SFGate: On the track of the cranesbill / There's one to fit almost any garden On the track of the cranesbill / There's one to fit almost any garden Hardy geraniums (Geranium spp.) are also known as perennial geraniums or cranesbill geraniums. They are adaptable, easy to grow, and bloom for months.
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Hardy geraniums or cranesbills are perennial plants that belong to the genus Geranium and thrive in temperate climates with cool summers and cool summer nights. Hardy geraniums forming low mounds of well-formed foliage and dainty flowers make superb flowering ground covers. Cranesbill geraniums, also known as hardy or true geraniums, are prized for their pretty, saucer-shaped flowers, long flowering time, vigorous sprawling habit, and easy care. Often called Cranesbill Geraniums, the name comes from the shape of the plant's seedpods, which resemble the long, pointed beak of a crane. As the seed heads dry, they even open and fling seeds in a motion reminiscent of a bird's bill snapping open!