Hardy Geranium Sabani Blue Ground Cover
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Geranium Sabani Blue (Cranesbill)
Earlier flowering than many varieties, Geranium Sabani Blue ground cover is a compact bushy mound forming perennial that will deliver masses of beautiful, stunning rich blue-purple flowers with deeper purple-red veins and centres. Flowering from April to May – if you deadhead the plants you will often be rewarded by a second flush of flowers later in the year – 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 Sabani Blue are vigorous plants with a spreading 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 Sabani Blue (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 Sabani Blue 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 Sabani Blue
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: April to May (often with a 2nd flush of flowering if deadheaded)
Growth rate: Fast
Ultimate height and spread: 40cm and 40cm
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.
