hardy geranium
Geranium pratense
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue-purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hardy geranium (Geranium pratense) is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. Blue-purple flowers attract butterflies and bees. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Lady's mantle, Foxglove, and Avalanche mock orange.
Native range
Europe, Central Asia, Asia, Altay, and 14 more places. See all 18
Europe, Central Asia, Asia, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, NW. Balkan Pen., Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, Türkiye, Xinjiang, and Yakutiya.