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Geraniaceae
Blood-Red Geranium
Geranium sanguineum
Steadfast friendship.
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 0.5-1.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, neutral to alkaline
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The species name 'sanguineum' means blood-red, referring to the autumn leaf color, not the flowers.
- Unlike tender pelargoniums often called geraniums, this is a true hardy geranium.
- The plant forms a dense, weed-suppressing ground cover that requires almost no maintenance.
- Its seed pods have a spring mechanism that catapults seeds up to 20 feet from the parent plant.
- Blood-red geranium has been cultivated in gardens since at least the 16th century.
Color meanings
0
constancy
1
true friendship