Geranium 'Nimbus'
cranesbill 'Nimbus'
'Nimbus' is a vigorous, floriferous, mound-forming plant, to 100cm high, and spreading to 180cm. Foliage is very dissected, attractive, sometimes yellowish-green in spring, then mid green. Flowers are 3.5cm across, wide open, lavender-blue to violet with fine dark red veins and a small white centre borne from early to late summer
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green Yellow | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue White | Green | ||
| Autumn | Orange Yellow | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Matforming
- 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
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in any moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade but full shade is tolerated
Propagation
Propagate by division in spring or propagate by basal softwood cuttings in early to mid spring and root with bottom heat
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Remove flowered stems and old leaves to encourage the production of fresh leaves and flowers
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevil attack, capsid bug and geranium sawfly
Diseases
May be affected by a downy mildew and powdery mildews
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