Re: [SG] hardy geraniums
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] hardy geraniums
- From: G* <g*@OTHERSIDE.COM>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 09:39:37 -0500
Hello Mary,
There is an almost endless list of Hardy Geraniums to choose from. Even a
book on nothing but... Hardy Geraniums by Bath & Jones. since we are on a
shade list I will stay with a few that like some degree of shade. Easiest
to grow is G. macrorrhizum. Nice bronze leaves in fall and winter. Foliage
stands up well almost all year. G. maculatum from our local woods is a tall
one at about 18 inches to two feet, going dormant in late July or August.
G. Biokovo, with nice light pink with deeper veins, takes a bit of open
shade and is almost evergreen, but a close to the ground cover. G.
sylvaticum , the White Wood Geranium is quite lovely. The G. sanguineums
and their hybrids take plenty of light to do well (only a bit of shade) and
you can give them a hair cut when they get floppy ... and a second flush of
blooms. Most are easily grown in reasonable soil with a bit of mulch.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: M R W <mrwill1@JUNO.COM>
> Subject: [SG] hardy geraniums
> Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 10:58 PM
>
> A few posts back you all were talking about hardy geraniums as
> groundcover. I like the idea, but have one question, as I've never grown
> them-- do they look ratty after they finish blooming? I have a knack for
> picking groundcovers that do, hence the question...
>
> TIA,
> Mary
> zone 6
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