Purple Glow bloody geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'Purple Glow'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purple Glow' bloody geranium (Geranium sanguineum 'Purple Glow') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, rock gardens, and ground cover. 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. It grows at a moderate pace and blooms in spring and again in summer. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Cytherea peony, Sedge, Nodding onion, and Big Daddy hosta.