Hardy Geranium Pratense Mrs Kendal Clark Ground Cover
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Geranium Pratense Mrs Kendal Clark (Cranesbill)
One of the tallest and most vigorous varieties, Geranium Pratense Mrs Kendall Clark ground cover is a bushy mound forming perennial, with elegant flat, ice-blue flowers, marbled with white veins, which are held above a clump of divided, mid-green leaves that become tinted with red before dying back in Autumn. Flowering from July to September, these hardy plants are ideal for suppressing weeds at the front of a mixed or herbaceous border and will keep your bees and other pollinators happy for months!
Geranium Pratense Mrs Kendall Clark are vigorous plants with a self-branching habit and tolerate heat better when in part shade. They make superb ground cover but are incredibly versatile and are equally happy in pots, troughs or trailing over tubs. Perfect for planting in rose gardens and wildflower planting schemes, or in perennial borders in cottage gardens. Try planting in a mixed border with Nepeta, Salvia’s or Lavender.
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Super low maintenance, as a ground cover plant Geranium Pratense Mrs Kendall Clark (Cranesbill) will tolerate any soil other than waterlogged areas and will be happy in full sun, partial shade or full shade. In midsummer rejuvenate plants that are beginning to look jaded, by removing old, flowered stems and leaves, and split the clumps in spring if they are getting too large.
As a rough guide when planting Geranium Pratense Mrs Kendall Clark as ground cover – 4 plants per square metre is adequate with a little patience, 6 will give better coverage, and 9-12 will make a weed supressing carpet very quickly.
How to grow Geranium Pratense Mrs Kendall Clark
Position: Full Sun, partial shade
Foliage: Perennial, leaves appear in early Spring with flowers following in late Spring
Soil and site: Fertile and well drained
Flowering time: July to September
Growth rate: Fast
Ultimate height and spread: 90cm and 60cm
Hardiness: Fully hardy once established
Aftercare: Water well until established, avoiding soil becoming waterlogged. Tidy up old stems and leaves to encourage a longer flowering period. Cut back foliage after flowering has finished. Divide congested clumps in early Spring.
