It forms a low mound about 12 x 18" when mature. This plant is listed in the RHS Plant Finder book. Dry shade. Flowers Geranium phaeum ‘Album’ is a fantastic cranesbill geranium, useful for growing in shade. Although they may be kept outdoors during the warmer part of the year, geraniums are typically kept indoors to overwinter. Listed in the RHS Plant Finder. The shade-loving phaeums have been called “mourning widows” for their dark colors, but Mr. Jason Hill wrote that, “their subdued vivacity suggests a widow who has ceased to mourn.”. This selection forms a mound of deeply-cut green foliage, bearing clusters of … Please open the GardenTags app on your mobile device to sign in, Geranium phaeum var. Excellent choice for a woodland garden. A useful geranium that thrives in shady areas of the garden. Geranium phaeum 'Dark Angel' Join the RHS today and get 12 months for the price of 9. Geraniums, Pelargoniums (scented geraniums) and Erodiums are members of the Geraniaceae family. This naturally occurring hybrid between Geranium himalayense and Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety' is popular and easy to grow. The darkest G. phaeum of all; our own selection; flowers dark brown-maroon, verging on dark chocolate. phaeum 'Samobor' (dusky cranesbill), Geranium phaeum 'Album' (dusky cranesbill), Subscribe to GardenTags Premium to get personalised planting tasks and more for your entire plant collection, Available to buy from 1 store(s) in the UK, Geranium phaeum 'Black widow' Dusky cranesbill. Tolerates dry shade better than most. Varieties of geranium typically flower for about three months between late spring and autumn. Flws: May-Jun. Eventual height & spread Notes on Geranium phaeum var. The darkest Geranium phaeum of all; our own selection; flowers dark brown-maroon, verging on dark chocolate. Geranium phaeum ‘Lily Lovell’ (P-0079) SOLD OUT! They go well in window boxes, baskets, or pots. Geranium phaeum 'Darkest of All' aka Darkest of All Mourning Widow Geranium. It is native to southern, central, and western Europe, and is cultivated as a garden subject. Geranium phaeum 'Margaret Wilson' Photo by Donn C. Reiners This charming geranium for light shade comes originally from the UK where it was first introduced in 1989. 01 of 16 'Buxton Blue'/Buxton's Variety' (Geramium wallichianum 'Buxton's Blue') Geranium phaeum commonly has dark blooms as its folk name, dusky cranesbill, implies and the dark splashed foliage that can be glimpsed in the foreground. Why are there no more details? Clumps are easily divided in spring or early fall. Geranium phaeum bears nodding dark purple blooms in late spring over attractive hand-shape foliage. Jazzier varieties include Geranium phaeum 'Alec's Pink', Geranium phaeum 'Kora' and Geranium phaeum 'Lavender Pinwheel' - this looks like a mix of all three. It forms a dense, weed-suppressing matt of green, deeply lobed leaves, from which small, nodding, white flowers with yellow centres appear on tall stems, from late spring to early summer. ... phaeum. Mourning Widow geranium is an attractive plant coming from mountainous areas of Europe. (S) 24 Pelargonium cotyledonis Pelargoniums (Species and Primary Hybrids) Copyright © 2000 - 2020 Valleybrook International Ventures Inc. Alphabetical list of all 4,000+ perennials here. Geranium phaeum grows to 80cm (2.6ft) tall, the leaves have dark markings which match rather nicely with its flowers. Geranium phaeum ‘Springtime’ at Digging Dog Mail Order Nursery. Mound-shaped. Geranium phaeum 'Margaret Wilson' Photo by Donn C. Reiners This charming geranium for light shade comes originally from the UK where it was first introduced in 1989. This wild geranium plant belongs to the genus Geranium (Cranesbills). Join now. Geranium phaeum ‘Album’ at Digging Dog Mail Order Nursery. Geranium phaeum - dark form Not a named form of Mourning Widow, but it is a good one. and replant immediately. Dusky geranium is often sold as Mourning widow geranium due to the dark purple flowers. Geraniums are easily grown and can transform problem places such as dry shade, hot sunny banks or moist shade. Geraniums are hardy and mainly perennial and are used in a number of garden situations such as ground cover or rockery plants. Geranium phaeum, commonly called dusky crane's-bill, mourning widow or black widow, is a herbaceous plant species in the family Geraniaceae. This exceptionally good selection of the Mourning Widow is valued for its display of medium-sized leaves, each boldly splashed with purple-black against a green … (S) 72 Pelargonium 'Clorinda' Pelargoniums (Scented-Leaf) (forest) Sweet, aromatic, foresty scent. Ivy Geranium, also called Trailing Geranium, has a thick, dark green, ivy-shaped leaf. Plants die back in winter but they reliably grow up again in springtime. The blossoms float elegantly above a foliage of deeply lobed, soft green leaves, adorned with a striking chocolate-brown band. Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' Geraniums (Croatia) Selected by Elizabeth Strangman, U.K. Leaves heavily banded with dark brown; light maroon flowers. Tough and hardy, Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' (Dusky Cranesbill) is an upright perennial of great beauty with slightly reflexed, maroon flowers adorned with a white heart in late spring to early summer . Makes good standard. A new variety of Geranium Phaeum. They grew in partial shade before, but perhaps I have a bit too much here? Download the GardenTags App today and join 100,000+ gardeners getting FREE plant identification, garden management and more! Bloom Start To End. Geranium oxonianum 'Phoebe Noble' Geraniums (Ground Covers) From Phoebe Noble's garden, distributed by Rainforest Nursery, British Columbia. Habit. The popular cultivar 'Samobor' also features a ring of dark purple on its leaves. This species forms a mound of deeply-cut green foliage, bearing unique The Border selections of Cranesbill Geranium are valuable fillers for colour in the perennial garden. Dark pink flowers with dark cherry veins, notched petals. Perennial Geranium Companion Plants Credit: Karlis Grants Astilbe Astilbe brings a graceful feathery note to moist, shady landscapes. Geranium phaeum ‘Langthorn’s Blue’ at Digging Dog Mail Order Nursery. The Border selections of Cranesbill Geranium are valuable fillers for colour in the perennial garden. Email me when this plant is available. Deep magenta flws. A dusky cranesbill (hardy Geranium) with dark purple-blue blooms that look black and arise early and frequently on billowy, rounded plants. Zone. Alternatively, if provided with enough light, they can bloom indoors all year long. Dark purple geranium flowers (hardy English Geranium Phaeum 'Mourning Widow') Botanical Name: Dusky crane’s bill, mourning widow, black widow (Geranium phaeum) You may know geranium phaeum by one of its common names, dusky crane’s bill, mourning widow or black widow. An all-around superb performer, ‘Langthorn’s Blue’ earns its keep in our garden for its strong … 'Black Widow' is a clump forming, reasonably quick growing plant, leaves are mid green, deeply divided leaves with purple/brown marks. The flowers are open and a dark purple with white at the centres. Striking clumps of large lobed leaves attractively zoned dark brown. Easy to grow and quite long-blooming. At present our information about this plant is limited to a list of the nurseries that supply it. Dusky cranesbill, Geranium phaeum, is a fantastic cranesbill geranium, useful for growing in shade. They perversely have not spread at all and have not even grown much. It is the darkest form we grow, made all the more so by the dark stems Large soft mid green leaves. Geraniums are easily grown and can transform problem places such as dry shade, hot sunny banks or moist shade. It has dark violet colored flowers. Discovered as a chance seedling by Piet Oudolf, this newly available cultivar unfurls luxe, deeply lobed medium green foliage promoting lucent cream and alabaster brindling in spring, and dynamic maroon splotches at the base of each lobe once warm weather arrives. Plants in the genus Geranium are also commonly used in gardens, but are typically referred to as hardy geraniums or cranesbills.) Plants need to be cut back after blooming to encourage fresh new foliage. Foliage takes on attractive red tones in the fall. Plants reach 1 2 feet high and spread a little wider, forming a lush mound of deeply lobed, dark green leaves. Zones 4-8. Bareroot. Positive: On May 30, 2016, angel707 from Nanaimo, Canada wrote: Mourning Widow Cranesbill is an intriguing hardy geranium, especially suitable for a woodland edge garden. Divide the plants between autumn and late winter. Hardy geranium is the rare plant that does best without any fertilizer at all, though it may appreciate an annual top-dressing of compost around the base of the plants. It forms a dense, weed-suppressing matt of green, deeply lobed leaves with distinctive purple blotches around the centre, from which small, nodding, purple flowers with yellow centres appear on tall stems, from late spring to early summer. Huge rangy plants, up to 36" in container. Dusky geranium is well adapted to shady sites. I grow the white, as well as a dark maroon purple color. It is very hardy here and likes evenly moist, lightly acidic soil; it seems to do well in part shade where I have it planted. Plant geraniums between mid autumn and late winter in any ordinary, well drained soil, in sun or partial shade. Geranium phaeum 'Black widow' Geraniums are hardy and mainly perennial and are used in a number of garden situations such as ground cover or rockery plants. 5 - 8. Or the soil is too rocky? Late Spring - Late Fall. This posh shade-loving white cultivar with strongly reflexed petals and luscious green lobed leaves has been described by Graham Stuart Thomas as having reached “a high state of beauty. This plant has some cultivated varieties. 18 in - 24 in. It has pale green and very light creamy-yellow veined and splashed leaves and mid lavender flowers with a white eye. Discovered as a chance Geranium ‘Lily Lovell’ seedling at a Canadian nursery, this vigorous Geranium produces a bounty of broad flat-faced nearly jet-black flowers, sparkling with white eyes plus a reddish purple luster. Plant Height. 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