GERANIUM RED ADMIRAL CRANESBILL

“GERANIUM RED ADMIRAL”CRANESBILL RED ADMIRAL

• CATEGORY                   GERANIUM RED ADMIRAL
• VARIETY                      “CRANESBILL RED ADMIRAL”
• DESCRIPTION              THE BLOOMS ARE A BRIGHT RED-PURPLE WITH A FINE BLACK VEINS & BLACK CENTRE
• HEIGHT                          60CM
• BLOOMS                        SUMMER
• TYPE                              BARE ROOT PERENNIAL
• SIZE                                      1
• QUANTITY PER UNIT         1

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

THESE ARE BARE ROOT PERENNIAL PLANTS AND NOT FLIMSY PLUG PLANTS.

GERANIUM RED ADMIRAL IS A COMPACT CULTIVAR WITH DEEPLY DIVIDED FOLIAGE. IT GROWS TO ABOUT 60CM, FORMING A MOUND OF DEEPLY CUT, MID-GREEN FOLIAGE THAT TURNS RED IN AUTUMN. IT HAS LARGE BRIGHT FLOWERS WHICH ARE PRODUCED ALL SUMMER. ITS SIZE IS WELL SUITED FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE BORDER. REMOVE FADED FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE TO ENCOURAGE FRESH GROWTH AND FURTHER FLOWERING THROUGHOUT THE SEASON

GROW “CRANESBILL RED ADMIRAL” IN FULL TO PARTIAL SUN 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. “CRANESBILL RED ADMIRAL” IS ATTRACTIVE TO BEES, BUTTERFLIES AND BIRDS.

CARE OF BARE ROOT PERENNIALS

REMOVE THE PLANT FROM ITS PACKAGING AND CAREFULLY REMOVE ALL LOOSE PACKING MATERIAL. SOAK THE ROOTS IN A BUCKET OF WARM WATER FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. EXAMINE THE ROOT SYSTEM AND TRIM AWAY ANY ROTTED, MOULDY OR BROKEN ROOTS WITH A SHARP KNIFE. DIG A HOLE DEEP AND WIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE ROOTS TO FAN OUT FROM THE CROWN AT ABOUT 45º ANGLE. IT SOMETIMES HELPS TO MAKE A CONE-SHAPED MOUND OF SOIL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE AND SPREAD THE ROOTS AROUND IT.

REMEMBER THE CROWN OF MOST PERENNIALS SHOULD BE ROUGHLY LEVEL WITH THE SURROUNDING GROUND. COVER THE ROOTS WITH SOIL AND PRESS DOWN FIRMLY.MAKE SURE ALL THE ROOTS-ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDER THE CROWN-ARE IN CONTACT WIH THE SOIL. WATER THE PLANT WELL AND ADD A LAYER OF MULCH (SOIL COVERING)