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Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'

bigroot geranium

  • Category: Perennial
  • Hardiness Zone: 4-8
  • Height: 12-18 Inches
  • Spread: 15 Inches
  • Bloom Color: Pink
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A great groundcover geranium. This Geranium macrorrhizum selection has been working hard in gardens since 1929. Light pink flowers with darker sepals and stems are held high above thick green foliage. Tolerates bright shade and drier soils. Order early!

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Exposure
Full Sun
Part Sun
Soil Moisture Needs
Dry
Average
Moist
Plug Type
Horticultural Plug
For Animals
Pollinator-friendly
Attributes
Groundcover
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Late Spring / Early Summer
Summer
Propagation Type
Vegetative
Additional Information about Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'

Pale rose-pink flowers. Abundant, spreading mass of highly aromatic foliage has flowers that leave bunches of crimson-red, berrylike seedheads as the petals fall away. Rounded, full-formed, apple-green leaves. - Darwin Perennials

Awarded the 1993 RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Geranium is derived from the Greek geranós, meaning crane. The common name, cranesbill, derives from the shape of the fruit capsule that appears in some of the species.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'

Sun to partial shade, well-drained soil.