Geranium macrorrhizum 'Spessart' ~ Spessart Bigroot Cranesbill

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Spessart' ~ Spessart Bigroot CranesbillSpessart Bigroot Cranesbill is a low mounding semi evergreen herbaceous perennial with a spreading habit and aromatic grey green deeply lobed foliage that turns red in fall. Clusters of pink buds with dark red calyces open to small pink flushed white flowers that bloom from late spring into summer. Flowers best with afternoon shade in southern climates and dry to medium well drained soils. Type: Perennial, Groundcover Origins: C. and S. Europe and

Spessart Bigroot Cranesbill is a low-mounding semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with a spreading habit and aromatic grey-green deeply lobed foliage that turns red in fall.  Clusters of pink buds with dark red calyces open to small pink flushed white flowers that bloom from late spring into summer.  Flowers best with afternoon shade in southern climates and dry to medium well-drained soils. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  If foliage declines in hot summers, it can be lightly sheared back after flowering to revitalize the plant. 

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Coneflower, Blanket Flower, Blue Fescue

IMAGES:  Xhall, Geranium macrorrhizu spessart1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Geranium macrorrhizum Spessart 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.