 | | | Perennials for Sun or Part Shade: Cranesbill (Geranium) With pretty small flowers held above foliage, Cranesbills make for very useful groundcover and attract a surprising number of insects. It is the food plant of several butterflies and moths and was valued in the past as a wound herb. We also sell several native Cranesbills; Hedgerow Cranesbill and Wood Cranesbill are a constituent of several of our plug selections, and we can also source Meadow Cranesbill for you on request. The photo is courtesy of Gwirrel's Garden.
Varieties:
Geranium 'Ann Folkard': brilliant magenta flowers, RHS AGM, (illustrated)
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue': bright blue, RHS AGM
Geranium phaeum: Dusky Cranesbill, dark maroon flowers
Geranium renardii: silvery leaves, flowers white veined violet
Geranium sanguineum: Bloody Cranesbill, magenta red flowers
If we cannot find exactly the variety you would like in the nursery at the moment and we can find a very close alternative, we hope it is acceptable to supply it in lieu. Before we do so, however, we will ask you if you would be happy to accept a substitute.
Flowers: June - September
Soil type: Fertile, well drained
Supplier: Burncoose Nurseries
We donate half of our profit on sales of Geraniums to The Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Please note: there is a minimum purchase of 3 of each variety and a minimum overall order size of £50.
Our nectar and pollen plants have been chosen in association with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, British Beekeepers’ Association and Butterfly Conservation, who benefit from any sales. Please also see our wildflower and grass seed mixes, which include a Bumblebee mix, Pollen and Nectar Mix and Butterfly and Moth Wildflower Mix. We sell a number of plants in this section which provide important late and early nectar and pollen, for which also see our bulbs and non-native trees.
For butterflies, although you will find some nectar plants in this section which are also food plants for caterpillars, you will find many more in wildflower plugs, wildflower seeds, and native trees and shrubs.
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