Geranium phaeum Raven

Notable for its darker flowers, Geranium phaeum Raven exhibits upright flower spikes with proud, dark purple flowers with rear facing petals, showing off the flower center on mass from a carpet of attractive, pale green foliage. The Geraniums in the phaeum species are particularly useful in the garden for a number of reasons, they flower early in the year from April through to May and will then repeat flower later in the summer. G. phaeum is also perfectly happy from full shade through into full sun, making a great addition for any situation. It is also not fussy when it comes to soil type, being really adaptable in a soil as long as it has good drainage, this includes clay, loam, sandy and chalky soils.

• Height:Easily maintained to70cm
• Spread:Easily maintained to50cm
• Foliage Colour:Pale Green, turning darker through the season
• Flower Colour:VeryDark purple flowers
• Soil Type:Moist, well drained, sandy, loam, chalk
• Position:Full Sun -FullShade
• Hardiness:Fully Hardy once established, H7 (-15 and below)
• Type:Herbaceous Perennial

The flowering heights vary through the varieties but they tend to be around 70cm up to 1m. Height: Easily maintained to 70cm Spread: Easily maintained to 50cm Foliage Colour: Pale Green, turning darker through the season Flower Colour: Very Dark purple flowers Soil Type: Moist, well drained, sandy, loam, chalk Position: Full Sun – Full Shade Hardiness: Fully Hardy once established, H7 (-15 and below) Type: Herbaceous Perennial Herbaceous Perennial Supplied in either a 9cm pot or 2 Litre pot, please select from the drop down menu when ordering.

Geranium refers to two types of plants in general gardening, Greenhouse Geraniums (officially Pelargoniums) and hardy perennial Geraniums also known as the Crane`s Bill. Here we are dealing with the hardy perennial Geraniums, these plants are generally easy to grow and a great addition to any garden border. The Genus is huge and ranges from small alpines to large perennials. Generally, these plants are happy in most conditions apart from very wet and boggy, they will tolerate full sun through to semi-shade and mainly flower from spring to late summer. Their primary growth habit is low making them ideal for ground cover and work well at the front of the border. For vigorous varieties trim back after first flowering to encourage regrowth and a second flowering, once they die back in winter a good mulch will give the plant all it needs to shoot away in the spring.