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Hardiness: USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
On Jul 12, 2005, hawallace from Austin, MN (Zone 4b) wrote:
Purchased two 'Karmina' plants locally "firesale" in the Fall. Only the name of the plant was readable on the label, so I did not realize the plant was rated for coldness zone 5 rather than zone 4, until I looked it up on the web later. Just as well, as I would probably have skipped 'Karmina' if I had known it was rated for zone 5. 'Karmina' made it through the winter without noticeable injury in a relatively unprotected area, formed a nice mound and a good number of flowers, although not as many as 'Biokovo'( Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'). Bloom time was fairly long, but the number of blossoms trails off over time. Planted 'Karmina' next to 'Biokovo' and they look nice together. Same flowering time, same flower shape, similar leaf shape and similar mounding habit. The flower of 'Karmina' is pinkish-purple and 'Biokovo' is mostly white. 'Karmina' is a bit smaller plant (perhaps just less established) than 'Biokovo' and could be "swallowed up" by nearby plants. I recently trimmed off the spent blooms, so I do not know if there will be a second bloom.
On Jul 6, 2004, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
This has been a reliable performer in an eastern-exposure bed. It has grown nicely, but not too aggressively, and puts on a decent show each year. The reddish foliage is nice in early fall ;o)
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Pacifica, California Bloomingdale, Illinois Des Plaines, Illinois Louisville, Kentucky Austin, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Lebanon, Pennsylvania Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Murfreesboro, Tennessee Garland, Texas Richlands, Virginia Kalama, Washington
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