I have one of these in pink. All I know it is to be a wild geranium and it likes the shade. If you do have it in a sunny spot don't be alarmed, as soon as sun hits it the plant does wilt, but as soon as sun is gone give a good drink and it perks right back up. The other day mine completed wilted from sun and that evening was beautiful, stood up in all its glory!
I agree with Nutcutlet on this one. I use it as a mini hedge around the garden. Looks amazing when all in flower. Grows like fun and mine never wilts in sunshine.
Nenah - hardy geraniums come in many shades of flower from white through pink to purples and blues with different coloured eyes and sometimes stripes or splodges. Their foliage also comes in several forms - scented and not, glaucous blue to lime green, rounded or toothed. Some like full sun and some like shade or dappled shade.
I shall compare this one with my Johnson's Blue in the morning but whatever it is it is a very handsome plant.
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I've got some just like the pictures I acquired some roots from no 1daughters old garden I've split it each year and it seems to be happy wherever can't be Johnson s blue cos it flowers well and if clipped back(not Chelsea chopped) gives another flush oof flowers later .
My Johnson's Blue was brought with me when we moved from Harrow 24 years ago. It's progeny are still going strong, flower well, don't flop like Rozanne and do repeat flower if I cut them back after the May/June flush and then feed them.
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Possibly Johnson's Blue?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
or G.x magnificum maybe
In the sticks near Peterborough
I agree with Nutcutlet on this one. I use it as a mini hedge around the garden. Looks amazing when all in flower. Grows like fun and mine never wilts in sunshine.
Nenah - hardy geraniums come in many shades of flower from white through pink to purples and blues with different coloured eyes and sometimes stripes or splodges. Their foliage also comes in several forms - scented and not, glaucous blue to lime green, rounded or toothed. Some like full sun and some like shade or dappled shade.
I shall compare this one with my Johnson's Blue in the morning but whatever it is it is a very handsome plant.
I'm pretty sure it's geranium x magnificum also. I have it myself.
It doesn't repeat flower, but it looks great while it's blooming!
I've got some just like the pictures I acquired some roots from no 1daughters old garden I've split it each year and it seems to be happy wherever can't be Johnson s blue cos it flowers well and if clipped back(not Chelsea chopped) gives another flush oof flowers later .
My Johnson's Blue was brought with me when we moved from Harrow 24 years ago. It's progeny are still going strong, flower well, don't flop like Rozanne and do repeat flower if I cut them back after the May/June flush and then feed them.
Mine has deeper colour than the one in the pic and more delicate purple veining but I found this on the web and it looks like the OP's photo.https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AwrBT75Iz2JV.iUAqMGl87UF;_ylc=X1MDOTU4MTA0NjkEX3IDMgRmcgNocC1kZGMtYmQEZ3ByaWQDcXc3Q3hHTm9TeXFLUHpJMDdQeFFDQQRuX3JzbHQDMARuX3N1Z2cDNwRvcmlnaW4Dc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAwRxc3RybAMyMwRxdWVyeQNnZXJhbml1bSBKb2huc29uJ3MgQmx1ZQR0X3N0bXADMTQzMjUzOTQ3MQ--?p=geranium+Johnson%27s+Blue&fr=hp-ddc-bd&fr2=sb-top-search&type=56_pr__alt__ddc_dsssyc_bd_com&iscqry=