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Geranium pratense the meadow crane s bill or meadow geranium is a species of flowering plant in the family geraniaceae native to europe and asia.

Blue meadow cranesbill. Pansa cherokee sedge carex cherokeensis malibu sedge c. Blue and violet flowers on the flower meadow in summer in buskerud hemsedal norway. Cranesbill geranium geranium x cantabrigiense cyclamen cyclamen persicum. It is also a popular garden plant that will grow well in sunny spots.

Flowers are cup shaped violet blue and held in loose sprays overtop of the foliage. Cranesbill geraniums also referred to as hardy geraniums got their name from the shape of their seed pod which looks like a crane s bill. 1 229 590 a unique form of meadow cranesbill this forms a low mound of glossy purple black leaves that hold their colour well through the whole season. Cranesbill geraniums are hardy spreading perennials that are used to hide taller plants bare ankles as a low growing edging and as a filler between shrubs and gardens.

This geranium may even rebloom in late summer or fall if the plant is cut back after the first flush of blooms. Midnight reiter grows to only about 6 or 8 inches tall and twice as wide. More shade causes the foliage to be greener. After seeding and tending wildflower meadows for over 20 years we ve learned a lot.

Forming a clump roughly 1 m 3 3 ft tall and broad it is a herbaceous perennial with hairy stems and lax saucer shaped blooms of pale violet. Blue sedge c. The perfect size for a border edging in the rock garden or in mixed containers. Geranium pratense midnight reiter jer ay nee um prah ten see.

The striking bluish violet flowers of meadow crane s bill can be seen in lowland hay meadows roadside verges and grasslands particularly ones on chalky soils. Geranium johnson s blue cranesbill geranium ibericum johnson s blue johnson s blue geranium one of the most popular blue flowered geraniums johnson s blue forms dense spreading mounds of neatly cut leaves topped with abundant clusters of large saucer shaped sky blue flowers 2 in. Cranesbills don t need a lot of care. Blue magellan wheatgrass elymus magellanicum.

Tall with finely cut leaves forming a dramatic mound geranium pratense meadow cranesbill is a clump forming perennial with abundant clusters of large saucer shaped blue or violet flowers from late spring to mid summer. It flowers between june and august colouring the roadsides of areas like the cotswolds. Lavender blue flowers bloom beginning in late spring. Glauca california meadow sedge c.