Plant name: Geranium 'Blue Cloud'
Other names: Cranesbill 'Blue Cloud'
Category: Herbaceous perennial
Plant family: Geraniaceae
Light preference: Full sun/partial shade
Soil preference: Chalk, clay, loam, sand. Acid, Alkaline, Neutral. Moist but well-drained/ well-drained.
Flowering/fruiting month: June - August
Size:
- 0.5-1 metres height
- 1.5-2.5 metres spread
Description: 'Blue Cloud' is quite a large cultivar, to 90cm high, spreading to 170cm. The green leaves are very finely dissected and it flowers from late spring into summer. The flowers are pale blue with fine, darker, purple, veins, to 4cm across, borne on yellowish stems, the narrow petals giving a wide-awake appearance.
Care: Grow in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade; full shade is tolerated. Propagate by division in spring or propagate by basal softwood cuttings in early to mid spring and root with bottom heat. Remove flowered stems and old leaves to encourage the production of fresh leaves and flowers.
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