Trailing Geranium Geranium procurrens
- Description
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Trailing geranium is a mound-forming to trailing, deciduous, herbaceous perennial geranium found in the Himalayas from Nepal to Assam from 6,800 to 11,400 feet. It has purple-magenta flowers that appear late summer to early fall and deeply lobed leaves on long tailing reddish stems. The plant can tolerate temperatures down to -10 degrees F.
The plant prefers full sun in moist well-drained soil in cool summer areas. Best used as a ground cover, in a naturalized area, a container or a border. It most likely won't like the heat and humidity of the SE USA.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- ‘Ann Folkard’
Larger flowers
- ‘Ann Folkard’
- ‘Ann Folkard’
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- ‘Ann Folkard’
Larger flowers
- ‘Ann Folkard’
- ‘Ann Folkard’
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Geranium
- Species:
- procurrens
- Family:
- Geraniaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts pollinators
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Mounding
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Schizocarp
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Violet 5-petaled flowers with darker veins are 1 inch across
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Deeply lobed green leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Reddish stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
