Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'
Common: bigroot geraniumGeranium maculatum 'Ingwersen's Variety' - 50 per flat
- Height: 12"-18"
- Spread: 15"
- Hardiness Zone(s): 4-8
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Plant Details
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!
Characteristics & Attributes
Exposure
- Full Sun
- Part Sun
Soil Moisture Needs
- Average
- Moist
- Dry
Plug Type
- Horticultural Plug
For Animals
- Pollinator-friendly
Attributes
- Groundcover
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Late Spring / Early Summer
- Summer
Propagation Type
- Vegetative
Care & Maintenance
Sun to partial shade, well-drained soil.
Interesting Notes
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.