Xela's Garden

Geranium 'Westray'? [V+S]

from Mother's Garden 03.10
Transplanted 04.10 Vistabile lobby border
Shenstone front rose border
Blosson Cottage pot

Botanical name: Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Westray'
Other names: Mountain cranesbill 'Westray', Cambridge geranium 'Westray'

'Westray' is a low growing, dense, evergreen perennial with green, lobed, aromatic foliage and bright pink flowers from spring throughout summer.

Skill rating Beginner

Ultimate spread 0.3m max.
Ultimate height 0.2m max.
Time to maturity 2-5 years

Maintenance level 1 hour care per year

Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Westray' is: Evergreen

Flower: Bright-pink in Spring; Bright-pink in Summer

Foliage: Green in All seasons

Fragrance: scent to foliage

Habit: Compact

[Source: http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/geranium-x-cantabrigiense-westray ]

slug and snail proof!

Care and Maintenance.
Cut back for repeated flushes of flowers. Tidy in spring. Propagate by division, the woody stems root fairly easily.

[Source: http://www.penlanperennials.co.uk ]

Pruning: Remove old flowers and leaves late autumn.
Propagation method(s): Basal cuttings, Division

Photos of this plant

Reminders for this plant

Due about 11 years ago:

Tidy

Remove spent blooms and tatty leaves

Take cutttings

Strong basal shoots about 4in long are ideal.
Always avoid stems that have become hollow; they are almost impossible to root. Strong, new shoots will have solid stems that will root readily.
1 Cut with a sharp knife under the lowest leaf node at the base of a new stem.
2 Remove the lower leaves cleanly from the severed shoot with a sharp knife.
3 Take out the growing tip of the cutting, either by pinching it out or using a knife.
4 Immediately insert the cuttings around the edge of a pot. Clay pots are best. Make sure they are clean.
You should get between five and eight cuttings in a 5in pot. Allow adequate space for individual cuttings to spread their roots. They should be easy to separate when potting on. Use any open, free-draining compost.
Top the surface with coarse grit. This will hold the cuttings in place, prevent them rotting and retain moisture. Water well. Cuttings that are very soft and sappy may keel over soon after you have taken them. They will soon pick up. Plunging the pot in damp sand and spraying with a fine mist will counteract transpiration.
Keep your cuttings out of direct sunlight. Preferably put the pot on a heated bench or propagator, or in a light, warm spot in a greenhouse or cold frame.
Rooting will take a month or more. When you are certain that good roots have formed, gently ease out the new plants and pot individually. Allow plants to become well established before moving them outside.