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What is the best Geranium to get,that is not invasive please.




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What colour and what height, sun or shade?

15 Jan, 2018

 

Blue or white, for a sunny border,height does not matter,thank you Steragram.

16 Jan, 2018

 

I have geranium sylvaticum album it's a nice one not too tall about 1ft and clumps up nicely, and flowers around June

16 Jan, 2018

 

Healthy geraniums tend to spread but are easily kept in check. Just divide the clump every few years. Geranium 'Rozanne' is all the rage nowadays.

16 Jan, 2018

 

Thank you Daylily and Bathgate,I will look those up,nice to know they are easy to keep in check.

16 Jan, 2018

 

Agree with Bathgate, I have rozanne and flowers for such a long period, last year it went from early may to mid November, looks great in a large pot.

16 Jan, 2018

 

Thank Julien,They both sound lovely I will add them to my list,do you Know if I cut them to ground level at the end of the season?

17 Jan, 2018

 

If you want to confuse yourself with riches have a look at this site
https://www.cranesbillnursery.com/
And I've just been looking at hayloft's site for something else and came across a beauty - called Orion. 24x24" and the most enchanting pale baby blue.

17 Jan, 2018

 

Thank you very much Steragram,I will have a look at the site,I have looked on goy at photos and some are very beautiful,I think I have the bug,Oh dear.

18 Jan, 2018

 

I love Gravetye and magnificum ‘Rosemoor’ and Brookside...but oh, there are so many to choose from!

18 Jan, 2018

 

Thanks Karen,I did not know there were so many,I am going to enjoy researching them.

19 Jan, 2018

 

I used to have books about them Callie, but I had to get rid of them....it was becoming an obsession!

19 Jan, 2018

 

Callie: There's another geranium worth checking out called 'Geranium Dragon Heart' - dark purple with black centers and big green leaves- very mysterious looking but captivating.

19 Jan, 2018

 

Yes, and Callie, some of them flower all summer long so are especially worth seeking out. :)

19 Jan, 2018

 

Thank you Bathgate,it sound very interesting that one,yes Karen I can see how they become an obsession,they are lovely,and if some are long flowering that will be great.Thank you everyone for taking time to help me.

20 Jan, 2018

 

Rozanne is also very attractive to bees and is the best of all my geraniums for long-flowering. No wonder it won an RHS prize.

27 Jan, 2018

 

I am going to give Rozanne the Chelsea chop this year as it always rampages through the whole border on long leggy stems.

28 Jan, 2018

 

I have ordered Rozanne and a few others,Merlinbaby,and thank you Karen about the Chelsea chop,I am also doing that to my sedums.

28 Jan, 2018

 

You’re welcome Callie. I don’t usually chop anything here because our growing season is so short. But for some reason Rozanne goes crazy and can produce stems about a metre long which smother everything else in the border. Hopefully this will solve it because the flowers are stunning!

28 Jan, 2018

 

It is a stunner,I can not wait to see what it looks like in my garden.It will probably be ok this year,but I will keep an eye on it next year,and cut it back if needs be.Thank you for all your help.

28 Jan, 2018

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