Hardy Geranium 'Tiny Monster' Cranesbill
- Lightly ruffled magenta flowers that are produced from late spring to early autumn
- Blooms contrast beautifully with the deeply lobed leaves that redden into the autumn
- Ideal for tubs or mixed containers and makes excellent ground cover
- Easy to grow and virtually maintenance free it's tolerant of sun and partial shade
- Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to be planted out
Product Description
Geranium sanguineum, the hardy geranium or Cranesbill, is a clump-forming perennial growing to around 20cm (8in) tall, with spreading roots that easily establishes wherever it's planted.
The lightly ruffled magenta flowers are produced from late spring to early autumn, making it one of the most prolific and long blooming geraniums that you can buy and these contrast beautifully with the deeply lobed leaves that redden into the autumn.
Ideal for tubs or mixed containers, 'Tiny Monster' is a vigorous and floriferous variety that makes excellent ground cover as it's tolerant of sun and partial shade. Easy to grow and virtually maintenance free, this tough little beauty is rarely bothered by pests such as snails and rabbits.
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to be planted out.
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Plant Information
Top Tips
Care Guide
Planting Advice for Geranium ‘Tiny Monster’:
- Water your potted plant well.
- Dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot.
- Add a soil conditioner such as well-rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary.
- Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
- Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot.
- Refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
- Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball.
- Water well and mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.
Aftercare Advice for your hardy geranium:
- Plants will benefit from a chop back of leaves in midsummer to rejuvenate them.
- Lift and divide large clumps in spring.
Pruning Advice for Cranesbill ‘Tiny Monster’:
- Pruning is generally unnecessary, although dead head faded blooms to promote more flowers.
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