Geranium ‘Brookside’ (Cranesbill)
Cranesbill 'Brookside', Hardy Geraniums
Combining grace and reliability, award-winning Geranium ‘Brookside’ is a desirable border plant that provides long-lasting color in the garden. It forms dense mounds of deeply cut, lacy, dark green leaves, topped from late spring to fall with profuse, attractive, violet-blue blossoms, 1.5 in. wide (4 cm), with fine reddish veins and white throats. Cut it back, and you will get a second round of blooms in late summer to fall, just when the handsome foliage turns stunning shades of red. Geranium ‘Brookside’ is a hybrid of Geranium clarkei and Geranium pratense.
- Won the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society (2004)
- Clump-forming and vigorous, this deciduous perennial reaches 18-24 in. in height (45-60 cm) and spreads up to 24-36 in. (60-90 cm). This sturdy performer is not only easy to grow, but it also requires very little maintenance.
- Performs best in full sun or part shade in fertile, well-drained soils. Drought tolerant, once established, it is attractive to butterflies but deer & rabbit resistant.
- A perfect border plant, it is a spectacular addition to beds, borders, cottage gardens, underplanting roses, and shrubs and is an excellent choice as a groundcover.
- Fairly pest and disease free
Requirements
| Hardiness |
5 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 8 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Plant Type | Perennials |
| Plant Family | Geraniaceae |
| Genus | Geranium |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Height |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spread |
2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm) |
| Spacing |
24" - 36" (60cm - 90cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Rabbit |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage |
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Requirements
| Hardiness |
5 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 8 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Plant Type | Perennials |
| Plant Family | Geraniaceae |
| Genus | Geranium |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Height |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spread |
2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm) |
| Spacing |
24" - 36" (60cm - 90cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Rabbit |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage |
