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Type of Geranium and when to cut back?

AcuwellAcuwell Posts: 87
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Hi, I have a large area of my long border covered in this Geranium but I've no idea what it is exactly though the bees do seem to love it! It seems to spread quite easily.  Can anyone ID this for me at all?  Also, is it one that I can cut back once flowered and it will flower again?  I missed the "Chelsea Chop" opportunity unfortunately but may try that next year as they are at the front of my border and are drowning out some perennials at the rear - or might it be better to dig up and re-site it?

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Geranium phaum, cut back to ground after flowering with some water it will soon regrow
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Maybe Geranium phaeum.
    Dont think they reflower if they are cut back after flowering.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I just pull off the spent flowering spikes,  there’s usually fresh green underneath. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Not sure I would Chelsea chop maybe lift and split in Autumn. You won't go wrong with any of the above.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I would plant some in any shady area where you struggle to grow things
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I cut mine back after flowering. It seeds itself all over the place as I don't usually do it soon enough, so I pull some up too. Very good for dry shady places.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Mine grow taller and taller and then flop so I cut them back quite hard after the flowers go over and they usually flower again very quickly.
  • Arthur1Arthur1 Posts: 542
    If they are very visible I would cut back. You will get a mound of fresh green attractive foliage.
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