GERANIUM PHAEUM MOURNING WIDOW

GERANIUM PHAEUM MOURNING WIDOW

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Deep Maroon-Black, Saucer-Shaped Flowers With Red-Tinged White Centres, Appear In Early Summer Among Distinctly Veined, Fern-Like, Mid-Green Leaves. It Will Produce A Low Mound That Slowly Spreads, From Mid-May Till July. If You Cut The Plant Back To Ground Level After The First Flush Of Flower Then Youcan Expect A Repeat Flowering In August-October, As Long As The Weather Isn’t Too Hot And Dry. It Will Also Thrive In Some Shade, So Is Ideal For Woodlands And Under Trees And Shrubs

“Geranium Phaeum” Has Received The Royal Horticultural Society’s Award Of Garden Merit (Agm) Which Is For Plants Of Outstanding Excellence.

Grow “Geranium Phaeum” In Any Average Garden Soil That Is Not Too Dry Or Wet. It Will Stay In Flower For Several Weeks. Cut Plants Back After Flowering To Force Vigorous New Growth. It Will Fill In Extremely Quickly And You Should Get Repeat Blooms Here And There Throughout The Season. This Is A Terrific Perennial To Fill Gaps In A Mixed Border, Or To Allow To Naturalise And Become A Groundcover “Geranium Phaeum” Is Attractive To Bees, Butterflies And Birds.