Bloody Crane's-bill

Bloody Crane's-bill Care

Geranium Sanguineum

Other names: Blood Geranium, Bloody Geranium, Bloody Cranesbill Geranium

What is the plant

Geranium sanguineum, common names bloody crane's-bill or bloody geranium, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the cranesbill family Geraniaceae. It is also the county flower of Northumberland. The biological form of Geranium sanguineum is hemicryptophyte, as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect with a few leaves. It has a thick rhizome. The stems are prostrate to ascending, well developed, very branched and hairy. This plant reaches on average 30–50 centimetres (12–20 in) in height.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

min -29°C

Hardiness zone

4 - 8

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Unless otherwise stated, never wet the foliage: plants "drink" with their roots. The seedlings need to be watered with a light shower so as to not turn over everything. Keep them constantly moist to encourage germination.
Pruning
Prune cranesbill geraniums in early to mid-spring just as growth begins to appear. Cut back dead and broken stems to just above the crown. If your cranesbill is spreading beyond its spot shorten side branches by several inches or cut them back to the crown.
Fertilizer
For a flowering perennial, a balanced fertilizer of 10-20-10 can be applied in early spring, just as new foliage begins to show.

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Temperature
-30° to -20°F (-34° to -29°C)
Additional
Although Bloody Cranesbill isn't thought to be poisonous, it isn't considered to be edible either. The Plants For A Future website doesn't list it but it has an entry for its relative Meadow Cranesbill, Geranium pratense.
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