PINK GERANIUM Geranium sanguineum
This pretty Geranium has intense deep pink flowers, and is an intense bloomer, blooming almost constantly throughout the season! Adds brilliant color to the perennial garden. This plant makes an excellent ground-cover, a great plant for the front of the perennial bed, or trailing over rocks!
Height: 10-12" tall
Location: Sun
Hardiness zones: 4-9
Seeds per pack: 10
Safe: Considered safe, non-toxic to children and people! This is our research, though we still suggest you confirm this yourself.
Germination: As with many perennial seeds, these seeds require a period of moist cold to help them break dormancy. This is done by giving them a cold 'winter' period (artificial or natural), and then a warming to simulate 'spring', and time to grow! Here's how this can be done:
Obtain a planting container that has holes in the bottom for excess water to drain. Place the seeds just under the surface of your growing medium, and water. Place your container in a cold area (but not freezing, perhaps a refrigerator) for 5-6 weeks. Once the cold period is completed, place the container at room temperature for them to germinate. Be sure to keep the soil moist during this entire germination period. Seedlings will sprout a few weeks, or occasionally several months, after the warming period.
If you are planting your seeds in late winter or spring, these seeds can be planted outdoors while it is still cool out (once the ground is workable and unfrozen), to receive the cold period naturally in the garden. It is best to use this method only if you are able to keep the soil moist for the entire germination period.
