General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 60-80 cm
Plant Spread: 60 cm
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: Germination can be irregular, up to several months
Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Self-seeding
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Other: Take semi-ripe cuttings during the late summer when growth has slowed and plant stems have become firmer.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Greater Robert's Geranium
  • Greater Herb Robert
  • Geranium
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Geranium yeoi
  • Synonym: Geranium rubescens

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-19
Backside of flower
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-19

Date: 2012-06-09
size 2mm.
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-18
Thanks Janet for this lovely plant!
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Peaceful by eclayne Jun 24, 2012 10:43 PM 1

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