Geranium phaeum Mourning Widow

£6.50

The Mourning Widow. Strong grower in shade, small, silky textured flowers of sombre purple in early summer

Position: Dappled shade, woodland
• Soil: Any moist well drained soil , though does well on clay here at Lewis Cottage
• Rate of growth: Moderate
• Flowering period: Spring to early summer, later in cut back after first flush
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Pot size: 1L
• Eventual height and spread: 2ft x 18″

 

10 in stock (can be backordered)

Description

The very dark maroon nodding flowers give this desirable plant its common name “The Mourning Widow”. Very popular and deservedly so, this mixture will produce a proportion of plants with attractively marked and variegated leaves.

• Position: Dappled shade, woodland
• Soil: Any moist well drained soil , though does well on clay here at Lewis Cottage
• Rate of growth: Moderate
• Flowering period: Spring to early summer, later in cut back after first flush
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Pot size: 1L
• Eventual height and spread: 60 x 45cm