Geranium pratense (Victor Reiter Group) Black Beauty ('Nodbeauty'PBR)
meadow cranesbill [Black Beauty]
A clump-forming perennial growing to about 45-60cm tall with deeply-divided leaves strongly flushed, purple. Lavender blue, cup-shaped flowers 3.5-4.5cm across with gappy petals and faint pale veins are borne on reddish flower stalks with scarlet bracts beneath each flower, in early to late summer
Synonyms
Geranium 'Nodbeauty'PBRGeranium 'Black Beauty'
see moreGeranium pratense 'Pope's Purple'
Geranium pratense 'Black Beauty'
Geranium biuncinatum 'Black Beauty'
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 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 | Purple | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue | Purple | ||
| Autumn | Purple | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
North–facing or West–facing or East–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- 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
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by division in spring or propagate by basal cuttings in early to mid spring and root with bottom heat
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Wildlife gardens
- 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 in mid-summer
Pests
May be susceptible to geranium sawfly
Diseases
May be susceptible to powdery mildews, downy mildews, rust diseases and virus diseases
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