Scientific name: Geranium x magnificum
Synonym:
Family: GERANIACEAE
Common names: “Cranesbill” “Hardy geranium”
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Conditions:
Zone: 4-9
Light: Full sun – part shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Best in moderately fertile
Moisture: Well drained, moist – dry
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 18″ W 24″ , clump forming
Leaf and Stem shape: Lobed, hairy green leaves
Flower: Dark-veined, rich violet flowers, in early summer; very prolific sterile flowers
Maintenance: Low, shear back after bloom, can mow, no easy way to stake these, can divide anytime that’s not too hot and dry
Landscape use: Good with ephemerals, containers, mixed bed, groundcover,
Propagate: By division
Pests & Disease: None
Considered deer resistant but not anymore it seems
Comments: ~AGM winner
Vancouver Island Grows 