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Herbaceous Perennial

Geranium × antipodeum 'Pink Spice'

cranesbill 'Pink Spice'

A clump-forming evergreen perennial to around 15cm high, with a spreading, trailing habit, and lobed and toothed dark green leaves strongly flushed with bronze. Small rose pink flowers with paler pink margins are produced in early summer, sometimes with a second flush in late summer

Synonyms

Geranium 'Pink Spice'

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Ultimate height

0.1–0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

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)

Botanical details

Family: Geraniaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Spreading branched, Trailing
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 moderately fertile, well drained soil, may benefit from afternoon shade in hot summers

Propagation

Propagate by division or by basal softwood cuttings in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Wildlife gardens
Patio and container plants
Rock garden
Low Maintenance
Flower borders and beds
Ground cover
Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Banks and slopes
Garden edging

Pruning

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

Pests

May be susceptible to vine weevil, geranium sawfly, slugs and snails

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews, downy mildews, rust diseases and virus diseases

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