Karmina crane's-bill
Geranium cantabrigiense 'Karmina'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Carmine red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Karmina' crane's-bill (Geranium cantabrigiense 'Karmina') is a perennial for borders, ground cover, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. It blooms with carmine red flowers in spring, summer, and autumn. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Butterflies visit the fragrant flowers.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Sweet woodruff, and Ostrich fern.