Geranium ‘Sweet Heidy’ (Cranesbill)
Cranesbill 'Sweet Heidy', Hardy Geraniums
Noted for its unusual multicolored blooms, Geranium ‘Sweet Heidy’ (Cranesbill) is a mounding, spreading perennial with bowl-shaped flowers over a long blooming season. Opening pink, the blossoms turn purple with dark veining and a white center. Blooming from early to late summer, the flowers rise above the neat, dense foliage of deeply cut, lobed leaves. Geranium ‘Sweet Heidy’ is easy to grow and provides long-lasting color in the garden as a ground cover or underplanting shrubs and roses. Full shade tolerant.
- Grows with a slight trailing habit, up to 12-18 in. in height (30-45 cm) and 18-24 in. in spread (45-60 cm)
- Performs best in full sun or part shade in well-drained soils. Full shade is tolerated. This plant is not fussy about soils, provided they are well-drained. Established plants have some drought tolerance.
- Generally deer and rabbit resistant, this Geranium is attractive to butterflies!
- A great addition to beds and borders, cottage gardens, and gravel gardens. Perfect as a ground cover or underplanting roses and shrubs.
- Requires very little maintenance and is generally not subject to serious pest or disease issues. May be occasionally affected by vine weevil, capsid bug, sawflies, and powdery mildews
- Remove flowered stems and old leaves to encourage the production of fresh leaves and flowers.
- Propagate by division in spring or propagate by basal cuttings in early to mid-spring and root with bottom heat
Requirements
| Hardiness |
4 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Perennials |
| Plant Family | Geraniaceae |
| Genus | Geranium |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Height |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spread |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spacing | 24" (60cm) |
| 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 | Showy |
| Tolerance | Full Shade, Drought, Deer, Rabbit |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden |
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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 |
4 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Perennials |
| Plant Family | Geraniaceae |
| Genus | Geranium |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Height |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spread |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spacing | 24" (60cm) |
| 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 | Showy |
| Tolerance | Full Shade, Drought, Deer, Rabbit |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden |
