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Geranium phaeum |
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| | Conspicuously marked foliage on offspring of 'Samobor' |
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| | Hairy buds look nifty up close |
| Common name |
mourning widow geranium |
| Family |
geraniaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-9) |
| Flowers |
purple (May) |
| Size |
2' |
| Light |
part-full shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
From seed  |
germinate cold
detailed seed-starting info below
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This hardy geranium holds its flowers higher above the foliage than most others. For us so far, the foliage has stayed low (under 12"), with the flowers on stalks above. The dark purple flowers are best admired up close.
Our first plant was the plain species - it lived for a few years, then faded away. Luckily, right around that time, I raised seedlings of several varieties, including 'Samobor' with leaves marked maroon. They bloomed by the following year.
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| | Leaves fairly light in color, medium in cut and size |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: bogside border, side garden, orchard nursery area, sale plot Read about all the cranesbills in our garden on my geraniums page About my plant portraits
- Seed from '02 trade. Baggy 35F (12w; 5%G, 5w) - 70F (5%G, 4w)
- Seed for 'Sambor' from '05 trade. Baggy 35F (13w; 20%G, 7-13w) - 70F (3%G, 2d)
- Seed for 'mix' from '05 trade. Baggy 35F (47d; 35%G, 19-40d) - 70F (no G, 30d)
My experience so far suggests that the seeds should remain cold, even when the first ones start to germinate; very little germination occurs after moving to room temperature.
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January 28, 2008
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