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Geranium x magnificum

 
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Family: Geraniaceae (jer-ay-nee-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Geranium (jer-AY-nee-um) (Info)
Species: x magnificum (mag-NIF-ih-kum) (Info)

Synonym:Geranium ibericum x platypetalum

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Category:
Perennials

Height:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
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)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Purple

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive MaryE On Jun 1, 2005, MaryE from Baker City, OR
(Zone 5b) wrote:

My start of this plant came from a friend and without a name. Now I have several large plants that seem to look good with everything and makes a nice way of tieing the whole yard together color wise. It reseeds but is not a problem.

Neutral saya On May 30, 2005, saya from Heerlen
(Netherlands)
(Zone 8b) wrote:

Probably a cross between Geranium ibericum ssp. ibericum and Geranium platypetalum. It is the mostly grown geranium in private and public gardens in Netherlands. It is only flowering once but it does this very abundant. G. x magnificum is sterile and cannot be propagataded by seeds...only by dividing the rootball (rootcuttings). This geranium is often mislabeled (so wrongly sold) as G. 'Johnson's Blue' ...




Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Clayton, California
Saint Charles, Illinois
Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey
Baker City, Oregon
Kalama, Washington
Seattle, Washington



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