Erodium × variabile 'Flore Pleno' (d)

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Synonyms

Erodium × variabile 'Roseum Plenum'
Erodium chamaedryoides 'Plenum'
Erodium reichardii 'Roseum Plenum'
Erodium reichardii 'Flore Pleno'

Alpine Rockery Herbaceous Perennial
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A low-growing, spreading perennial to about 12cm x 30cm, with dark green or grey-green, deeply scalloped leaves and small, double, dark pink flowers with darker veins, from late spring to early autumn

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
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)
H5

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Geraniaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Trailing
Genus
Erodium can be annuals, perennials or subshrubs, some evergreen, with lobed or pinnately divided leaves and bowl-shaped, 5-petalled flowers in summer
Name Status
Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, alkaline to neutral soil in full sun; ideal for rock garden, alpine house or trough

Propagation

Propagate by basal stem cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Patio and container plants
  • Rock garden
  • Gravel garden

Pruning

Benefits from regular deadheading

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free