PURPLE CRANESBILL GERANIUM, Geranium Wlassovianum
This is an outstanding perennial geranium, and forms a small trunk! This geranium displays more blooms than we've ever seen on any geranium. The blooms are purple and even the foliage is attractive, lush and fern-like.
Geranium wlassovianum, known as a type of cranesbill geranium, is a species of flowering plant in the Geraniaceae family. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and wide, it is a mound-forming evergreen perennial with deeply divided ferny leaves. Spectacular purple flowers are produced in large panicles in summer. It is grown as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.
Type: Perennial
Height: 30cm, 12"
Location: Sun or part sun
Hardiness zones: 2-8
Seeds per pack: 10
Germination: As with many perennials, 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 on the surface of your growing medium, and water the seeds in. 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 in a slightly cool room (does not like too much heat 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.
