Looks like a form of Geranium x magnificum but it's parentage is unknown. Clumps of hairy leaves produce masses of deep blue flowers with darker veins in late spring and early summer. 45cm. Drained soil in sun.
From a compact root, flings out long flowering stems, which will scramble into adjacent shrubs, with black-eyed, magenta saucers. Golden leaves ageing to lime green. 1.5m across, 30cm high. Sun or light shade. May/June into autumn.
AGM A mound of large pale blue flowers veined crimson. 45cm. Flowering June-August onwards. Reasonable soil in open or sunny position. Unique colour for a long flowering plant.
New in 2014. (Geranium platypetalum x Geranium gymnocaulon) Excellent clumps of felted grey-green foliage are covered by masses of large, deep, indigo blue flowers tinted purple in the veins. Average soil in sun. 40cm.
AGM This brilliant hybrid from Cambridge Botanic Garden has intense blue flowers with white centres from May to July and September onwards. Open position in average soil. 60cm x 90cm. Named after a street in Cambridge.
Alan Bremner's attractive hybrid has textured leaves resembling Geranium renardii, but larger. Dainty lilac-pink flowers in summer. Reasonable soil in a drained, sunny position. 45cm.
Geranium x oxonianum x Geranium psilostemon. An excellent recent introduction with masses of light magenta flowers with black centres. Pale green foliage. 60cm. Ordinary soil in sun.
(Geranium sanguineum x Geranium procurrens) AGM This Alan Bremner hybrid has intense reddish-pink flowers with bluish-purple shading over mounds of finely cut leaves from June to November. Average soil, sun or shade, 25cm. Brilliant.
Very similar to Geranium 'Mavis Simpson' this hybrid has pale pink flowers with veins on the back. Low growing clumps with trailing summer flower stems. Drained soil in sun. 15cm by 1m spread.
The true plant, makes a mound of sky-blue flowers May to July. Some repeat later. Tolerates dry sunny position when established, or light shade. Cut down after flowering. 60cm.
Beautiful large silky pink flowers veined crimson and dark at the centre, are borne on a mound of elegant marbled leaves from June to autumn. For a well drained soil in sun. 30cm.
A brilliant Geranium with large magenta-purple flowers from May until the frosts. The larger Geranium sanguineum-type leaves and stems grow in a mound to 40cm.
(Geranium psilostemon x G. sanguineum 'Minutum') Alan Bremner's improbable hybrid is rarely seen but makes a compact clump for the front of the border, rockery or scree. Bright green divided leaves and glowing purple-pink flowers in summer. 20cm.
A favourite of many gardeners. Evergreen rosettes overwinter become enlarged by flowering summer stems bearing masses of silvery-pink flowers till the frosts. 15cm by 1m spread. Any drained or dry soil in sun.
(Geranium clarkei ‘Kashmir Purple’ x Geranium collinum)
AGM A mound of finely cut leaves covered with large open flowers in light purple from May to November. Unsurpassed for effectiveness. For reasonable soil in sun. 50cm.
Glamorous large, cupped silvery pink flowers above a clump of finely divided leaves. Good soil in sun, not too dry. 45cm. Flowers from May onwards, not as vigorous as other forms.
The first white himalayense in cultivation. Robust plants freely bear large white flowers which take on a faint bluish tinge as they age, like one of those paints. 35cm.
A useful improvement on the usual form, this has larger flowers of a clean royal blue in early summer to 40cm. Well drained soil in full sun, summer dormant.
