Geranium sanguineum striatum

Geranium sanguineum striatum

Photographed on our sales benches this morning, Geranium sanguineum striatum (sometimes known as G. s. ‘Lancastriense’) is a ground hugger, never getting more than about 6 inches tall, with foliage dense enough to out-compete any weed!   It’ll spread, but not invade, and in early summer, as you can see, it has lots of delightful light pink flowers.

As with all hardy Geraniums, shearing hard back after the first flush of flowers have faded will produce a fresh clump of foliage in just a couple of weeks, and a second flush of blooms soon after.

It has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, indicating it’s an all-round good do-er.

If you’re after some effective and elegant front-of-border ground cover, this should fit the bill!

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