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Gentiana dahurica Siberian Gentian da wu li qin jiao in China Z 4-7
Clusters of dark blue tubes with white throats blooming in mid to late summer – one of the easiest (least picky) gentians to grow. One botanist believes this is the same as Gentiana gracilipes. I admit, we’ve grown both and I cannot tell the difference. Botanists sometimes differentiae plants on tiny plant parts not readily visible. Such botanists are called “splitters.” We’ll await modern DNA testing to tell.
Clusters of dark blue tubes with white throats blooming in mid to late summer – one of the easiest (least picky) gentians to grow. One botanist believes this is the same as Gentiana gracilipes. I admit, we’ve grown both and I cannot tell the difference. Botanists sometimes differentiae plants on tiny plant parts not readily visible. Such botanists are called “splitters.” We’ll await modern DNA testing to tell.
Size: 6-12” x 12”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: China & Mongolia, Russia.Gentian named after King Gentius of Illyria in the Adriatic. He discovered medicinal uses for gentians around 180 B.C. This species described in 1812.
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Gentiana gracilipes Kansu gentian, Grass-leaved gentian Z 4-7
Clusters of trumpets of gentian blue flowers with five petals open at the apex on lax stems sprawl among its lance-shaped foliage. Blooms July – September. One botanist believes this is the same as Gentiana dahurica. I admit, we’ve grown both and I cannot tell the difference. Botanists sometimes differentiae plants on tiny plant parts not readily visible. Such botanists are called “splitters.” We’ll await modern DNA testing to tell.
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Clusters of trumpets of gentian blue flowers with five petals open at the apex on lax stems sprawl among its lance-shaped foliage. Blooms July – September. One botanist believes this is the same as Gentiana dahurica. I admit, we’ve grown both and I cannot tell the difference. Botanists sometimes differentiae plants on tiny plant parts not readily visible. Such botanists are called “splitters.” We’ll await modern DNA testing to tell.
Size: 6-12” x 12-15”
Care: Sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: NW China
Wildlife Value: food for Bumble beesCollected by 1915.
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Geranium macrorrhizum Bigroot Geranium Z 4-8
Five raspberry-purple open petals showcase its tall, purple stamens beckoning come hither to bees. Blooms in early summer. Fragrant foliage smells like pine trees at Christmas. Good groundcover in dry shade
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Five raspberry-purple open petals showcase its tall, purple stamens beckoning come hither to bees. Blooms in early summer. Fragrant foliage smells like pine trees at Christmas. Good groundcover in dry shade
Size: 20" x 24"
Care: part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Southern Europe
Awards: Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden Great Plant Pick.Geranium is Greek meaning “crane” referring to the shape of its seed resembling the bill of a crane. Cultivated in England by 1600.
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Geranium maculatum American Cranesbill, Wild geranium, Spotted geranium Z 3-8
Saucer-shaped, five rose-pink to lilac oval petals with darker veins to the center, guiding pollinators to its nectar, surround ten upright stamens bearing yellow pollen in the center bloom in mid to late spring and early summer if cool.
Saucer-shaped, five rose-pink to lilac oval petals with darker veins to the center, guiding pollinators to its nectar, surround ten upright stamens bearing yellow pollen in the center bloom in mid to late spring and early summer if cool.
Size: 24" x 18"
Care: Full sun to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: East North America, Wisconsin native.
Wildlife Value: Nectar and pollen source for hummingbirds, bees and butterfliesNative Americans taught colonists to use the plant to cure diarrhea, dysentery and hemorrhaging. Also used on sores, open wounds, canker sores and sore feet. The Choctaw prescribed it for venereal disease. Sent to Europe in 1732 This species collected by French planthunter André Michaux (1746-1802) who spent 11 years collecting plants in the US. Jefferson asked John Bartram to obtain seeds, 1786. Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
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Geranium phaeum ‘Samobor’ Mourning widow Z 4-9
Very distinctive variegated chocolate-green chevron-marked leaves. Nodding, eggplant purple saucer-shaped flowers in late spring-early summer.
Very distinctive variegated chocolate-green chevron-marked leaves. Nodding, eggplant purple saucer-shaped flowers in late spring-early summer.
Size: 12-15” x 12"
Care: part sun to shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: Croatia
Wildlife Value: Deer & rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies and other pollinatorsIt is a natural, genetic variant found growing in damp woods in Croatia and is named for the Croatian town of Samobor where the very first ‘Samobor’ still grows. Discovered in 1990 by Elizabeth Strangman of Washfield Nursery in Kent England. OK you caught me, it’s not heirloom – this had its 33rd birthday in 2023. In three decades, it will be eligible for Social Security. It’s such a wonderful plant it’s Ok to make an occasional exception.
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Geranium pratense Meadow Cranesbill Z 3-7
Bluish violet saucer-shaped flowers of oval petals and darker veins to the center, guiding pollinators to its nectar, surrounding dark purple anthers. Bloom in early to midsummer
Bluish violet saucer-shaped flowers of oval petals and darker veins to the center, guiding pollinators to its nectar, surrounding dark purple anthers. Bloom in early to midsummer
Size: 24-36" x 24"
Care: Full sun in moist to moderate well-drained soil
Native: Northern Europe
Wildlife Value: High sugar content in nectar feeds many pollinators. Deer and rabbit resistant.Geranium is Greek meaning “crane” referring to the shape of its seed resembling the bill of a crane. G. pratense was widely cultivated in Europe by 1500’s. In 1629 John Parkinson described the uses of the Cranesbill for: “great wound herbes, and effectual to stay bleedings…[Germans] extoll it wonderfully, for a singular remedy against the stone, both in the reines and bladder.”
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Geranium richardsonii Richardson’s geranium Z 3-9
White saucer-shaped flower of five oval petals with purple veins to the center, guiding pollinators to its nectar, flowering in spring to early summer
White saucer-shaped flower of five oval petals with purple veins to the center, guiding pollinators to its nectar, flowering in spring to early summer.
Size: 18” x 18”
Care: part sun to shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: All western Canada south to California, Arizona and New MexicoGeranium is Greek meaning “crane” referring to the shape of its seed resembling the bill of a crane. Cheyenne cured nosebleeds with this plant and Navajo considered it a “life medicine.” 1st collected by Thomas Drummond (1780-1835) in the Canadian Rockies. Drummond collected on the Franklin Expedition in Canada, then in Colorado and Texas before dying mysteriously in Cuba.
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Geranium sanguineum var. lancastriense syn var. striatum Bloody Cranesbill Z 5-8
Pale pink saucer-shaped flowers of five oval petals with darker veins to the center, guiding pollinators to its nectar. Bloom in early to mid-summer
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Pale pink saucer-shaped flowers of five oval petals with darker veins to the center, guiding pollinators to its nectar. Bloom in early to mid-summer
Size: 8" x12"
Care: sun to part shade, moist well-drained soil.
Native: Walney Island, Cumbria England
Wildlife Value: Feeds pollinatorsGeranium is Greek meaning “crane” referring to the shape of its seed resembling the bill of a crane. Sanguinium refers to the red color of the leaves in autumn. This variety discovered on Walney Island in 1732. Walney Island, a small island off the NW coast of England in the Irish Sea, is in Lancaster County. In cultivation in the U.S. since the 1800’s.
