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Geranium (Cinereum Group) Rothbury Gem = 'Gerfos' (PBR)

cranesbill [Rothbury Gem]

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  • Excellent for ordinary use in appropriate conditions
  • Available to buy
  • Of good constitution
  • Essentially stable in form & colour
  • Reasonably resistant to pests & diseases
cranesbill [Rothbury Gem]

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  • Other common names cranesbill [Rothbury Gem]

  • Synonyms Geranium cinereum Rothbury Gem
    Geranium cinereum 'Gerfos'

  • Family Geraniaceae

  • Genus Geranium can be annuals, biennials and perennials, herbaceous or evergreen, with rounded, usually palmately lobed or divided leaves, and lax inflorescences of rounded, 5-petalled flowers

  • Details 'Rothbury Gem' is low-growing, forming dense cushions of rounded grey-green leaves, to 12cm high, spreading to 30cm.  Pink flowers with darker veins and deep red-magenta eyes, to 4cm across, start appearing in late spring, and may rebloom at times all summer

Characteristics

  • Foliage Deciduous

  • Habit Mat forming

  • Hardiness

    Hardiness ratings

    All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

    • H1a - Under glass all year (>15C)
    • H1b - Can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
    • H1c - Can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
    • H2 - Tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
    • H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
    • H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
    • H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
    • H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
    • H7 - Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

    H5

Colour

Sunlight

  • Full Sun

  • Partial Shade

  • Aspect South-facing or West-facing or East-facing

  • Exposure Exposed or Sheltered

Soil

  • Loam

    Loam

  • Chalk

    Chalk

  • Sand

    Sand

  • MoistureWell-drained, Moist but well-drained

  • SoilLoam, Chalk, Sand

  • pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral

Size

  • Ultimate height 0.1-0.5 metres

  • Ultimate spread 0.1-0.5 metres

  • Time to ultimate height 2-5 years

How to grow

Cultivation Performs best with good drainage and sunlight. Effective ground cover plant

Propagation Propagate by basal cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types Garden Edging Cottage & Informal Garden Rock Garden Gravel Garden

How to care

Pruning Remove flowered stems and old leaves to encourage the production of fresh leaves and flowers

Pests May get vine weevil, capsid bug and sawflies

Diseases May be affected by downy mildews and powdery mildews

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