Geranium psilostemon - cranesbill

Position: full sun or partial shade

Soil: fertile, well-drained

Rate of growth: fast growing

Flowering period: June to August

Flowers: magenta

Hardiness: fully hardy This vigorous Armenian cranesbill produces a mass of shallow cup-shaped, vivid magenta flowers with black centres and veins from early to late summer. It quickly forms loose hummocks of deeply cut, mid-green leaves, which turn a fabulous shade of red in autumn. An excellent plant for the middle of the border.

Garden care: In midsummer rejuvenate plants that are beginning to look jaded, by removing old flowered stems and leaves. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.