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Geranium sanguineum ‘Vision Purple’

£5.50
Aspect:
Full Sun
Soil Type:
Mainly dry
Soil Type:
Most Types
Soil Type:
Well-Drained
Colour:
Purple
Geranium sanguineum ‘Vision Purple’
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Plant Overview

A low mat-forming Hardy Geranium, making it good ground cover, with eye-catching darkly veined flowers. Masses of purple saucer-shaped flowers from late spring through summer. The foliage often turns a lovely red in autumn.

Happy in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil. Drought tolerant when established.

Loved by bees

Height and spread: 15cm x 25cm

Common name(s): Cranesbill

Synonym: Geranium sanguineum ‘Vision Violet’

This plant may be supplied in a 7cm or 9cm pot.

Myth and Legend

Apparently, the Prophet Mohammed, whilst resting beside a stream, decided to wash his shirt in the water. Having done so, he spread his shirt out to dry on a bed of mallows that grew close by and then lay down and slept. As he slept, a miraculous transformation occurred. First the mallows blushed with pleasure at having the opportunity to serve the great man. Then, by the time he awoke, the mallows had all been transformed into cranesbills.

Traditionally, cranesbills offer protection against snakes and serpents. Hence the following country rhyme:

Snakes will not go

Where geraniums grow.

Dreaming of geraniums is meant to be a sign that you need not worry about a recent quarrel, as it meant nothing and will soon be forgotten.

 

 

 

 

 

Photo Muséum de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.
The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter and early spring, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.
We grow most of what we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Our prices include VAT at 20%.
Please note: We do our best to provide acurate photographs of the plants we sell, but colours display differently on different screens, printers and in different light and we cannot guarantee that what you are seeing on your screen, or on the plant label provided, will exactly match the plant when it flowers in your garden. Plant dimensions are given as a guide only and the actual sizes reached may vary from garden to garden, depending on local conditions.
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