New Hampshire Purple bloody geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'New Hampshire Purple'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size9 to 12 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Deep magenta
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'New Hampshire Purple' bloody geranium (Geranium sanguineum 'New Hampshire Purple') is a perennial for borders, rock gardens, ground cover, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. Deep magenta flowers open in early to late spring and again in early to late summer, and butterflies and bees visit them. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. The leaves also add color in fall.
Pairs well with Cheerfulness daffodil, Sedge, Pyrethrum, and White Feather hosta.