Cranesbill Geranium 'Karmina'
Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-8
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Height: 6-10 inches
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Spread: 18-24 inches
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Bloom Time: Early to mid summer
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Bloom: 5-petaled, raspberry pink flowers (3/4 inch across)
rise above foliage; open from dark red buds
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Light: full sun to part shade; tolerates
shade
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Soil: fertile, well-drained, humusy
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Moisture: moist but well-drained; tolerates
some drought
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Use: ground cover; underplanting roses
or shrubs; beds, borders, cottage or moist rock gardens; banks and slopes
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Care: easy maintenance; remove faded flowers
and old leaves to encourage continued production; may be sheared back to
revitalize
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems
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Native to: hybrid cultivar
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Notes: vigorous; semi-evergreen; foliage
mat of aromatic, rounded, lobed green leaves which tinge red in fall; spreads
by underground stems; easily divided in spring or early autumn; flowers attract
butterflies; deer and rabbit tolerant
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Supplier: Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E239
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