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New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill

Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple'

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Overview

Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple', a hardy perennial, boasts vibrant purple flowers with veined petals atop mounded, dark green foliage. Thriving in USDA zones 3-8, it reaches 18-24 inches in height and spreads 18-24 inches wide. Ideal for borders and mass plantings, this cranesbill prefers full sun to part shade and well-drained soil. It blooms from late spring to early fall, with periodic deadheading to promote continued flowering.

Sun Full, HalfWater Extra in Summer, MediumZones 3–8Type Ground cover, PerennialClimate Mediterranean
New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill (Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple') — Ideal for borders and mass plantings, this cranesbill prefers full sun to part shade and
New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill (Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple') — It blooms from late spring to early fall, with periodic deadheading to promote continuedNew Hampshire Purple Cranesbill (Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple') — boasts vibrant purple flowers with veined petals atop moundedNew Hampshire Purple Cranesbill (Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple') — Thriving in USDA zones 3-8, it reaches 18-24 inches in height and spreads 18-24 inches wide

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Extra in Summer, Medium
USDA zones
3–8

Shape & size

Mature height
12–18 Inches

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Perennial
Family
Geraniaceae
Climate
Mediterranean

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New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill (Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple') — Ideal for borders and mass plantings, this cranesbill prefers full sun to part shade and
New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill (Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple') — It blooms from late spring to early fall, with periodic deadheading to promote continued
New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill (Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple') — boasts vibrant purple flowers with veined petals atop mounded
New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill (Geranium 'New Hampshire Purple') — Thriving in USDA zones 3-8, it reaches 18-24 inches in height and spreads 18-24 inches wide

Photograph: David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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