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Geranium maderense

 
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Family: Geraniaceae (jer-ay-nee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Geranium (jer-AY-nee-um) (Info)
Species: maderense (ma-der-EN-see) (Info)

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Category:
Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness:
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)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Pink
Rose/Mauve

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Aromatic

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
Direct sow as soon as the ground can be worked

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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1 positive
2 neutrals
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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive BayAreaTropics On Feb 15, 2009, BayAreaTropics from Hayward, CA wrote:

Easy to grow,hardy, and does reseed..where you want it ,leave them. It does need summer water,more than you might think-no danger it would naturalize. After bloom,like many heavy bloomers,it gets a bit ratty. Prune back or remove and wait for fresh seedlings to replace.

Neutral smiln32 On May 9, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:

This giant geranium from the island of Madeira is technically a biennial. The foliage is so nice that it easy to be patient for the blooms. When in flower in mid spring the plant can reach to 5 feet tall; its massive many branched inflorescence of mauve pink flowers rise above the foliage.

Neutral eje On Nov 24, 2003, eje from San Francisco, CA (Zone 10a) wrote:

Covered with tall cheery sprays of pink-ish flowers in spring. Flowers sporadically the rest of the year. The bumble bees just love it. However, the seeds go everywhere, and every one seems to sprout. The seedlings are easy to identify, and not particularly deeply rooted; but, be aware, if you don't dead head, you're going to have a lot of volunteers. I've seen it referred to as a biennial; but, it is definitely a perennial for me.

Regional...

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

Cardiff By The Sea, California
Clayton, California
Fairfield, California
Fremont, California
Hollister, California
Huntington Beach, California
Malibu, California
Mission Viejo, California
Salinas, California
San Francisco, California
San Jose, California
San Leandro, California
Stockton, California
Thousand Oaks, California



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