Very rarely offered from seed is this new and wonderful geranium discovery. Typical darkest midnight purple flowers over solid mounds of large leaves strikingly zoned in dark chocolate brown which will vary in intensity. Certainly a candidate for the most attractive foliage of any hardy geranium.

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Here is a kind that offers us all kinds of small rustic garden invaders, suitable for all exhibitions. Mixed with other plants or mono-specific plantation, geraniums are always welcome, you will inevitably find several to seduce you. A perennial really easy to cultivate. She accepts all exhibitions and is very rustic. A little sun promotes flowering. Split it every 4 or 5 years to give it strength. Be careful not to confuse the perennial geraniums and Pelargonium, commonly called "balcony geranium". Perennial geraniums are not known to trigger allergies. Prefer it for the conception of a non-allergenic garden.

Years of selecting Geranium pratense forms has given us leaf colours from mahogany to deepest darkest beetroot. Plants will vary in size from 30-60 centimetres high with flowers in shades of blue or purple.

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A vigorous plant which produces masses of smallish pinkish-mauve flowers on countless dividing stems from spring until late autumn. A beauty for a large bank or wall where it can often self-seed with gay abandon.

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From North-Eastern Turkey and the Caucasus comes this treasure which has white-eyed funnel-shaped deep pink flowers and these have distinctly notched petals with darker veining. In a shady spot here these rare plants flower almost constantly.

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Geranium Sanguineum collected from the best cultivars in our garden, seedlings will produce large, upward-facing, red saucer-shaped flowers above low hummocks of deeply divided leaves. Bone hardy, and very reliable in making a blazing and long-lived display each spring and summer.

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• Family: Geraniaceae
• Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
• Height (approx.): 20-28in / 50-70cm

Geranium Pratense Mixed Colours are a superb collection of all of our geranium pratense forms. Colours range from pure white, through pinks and pale blues to deep blue. Also included are some coloured-foliage forms which vary from dark to paler foliage. They are beautiful, reliable and endlessly various. Today's stunning hybrids are the modern flag bearers of a genus with a long history in our gardens.

One of the longest bloomers in the garden, hardy geranium bears flowers for months at a time. It produces jewel-tone, saucer-shape flowers and mounds of handsome, lobed foliage. It needs full sun, but otherwise it is a tough and reliable plant, thriving in a wide assortment of soils. Many of the best are hybrids.

A generous selection taken from our range including items with too few seeds to list. This exceptionally good value mix always contains a few real rarities and could be the cheapest way to start a collection of these long-lasting plants. Ideal for beds and borders, patio pots and containers. Drought tolerant. Prefers full sun.

Sowing advice: Sow at approximately 15-20°C (60-68°F) in pots or trays using a good quality compost, cover the seed lightly with a sprinkling of compost, or vermiculite. Place in a polythene bag or propagator and keep the soil moist at all times. When the seedlings are large enough to handle transfer and grow them on in cooler conditions. When the risk of frost has passed, acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over 14-21 days before planting out 30cm (12") apart.

Suitable for the Garden, vegetable garden, allotments, borders and containers. 

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season. Regular feeding is recommended.

This superb geranium is a fertile cross between the beautiful hardy Geranium incanum, with the finest filigree foliage, and the more robust Geranium robustum. Vigorous flowing carpets bear flowers from pink to mauve over deeply cut leaves in grey and silver.

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SOWING ADVICE

For best results, sow immediately onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. They can be sown at any time, and germination can sometimes be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. We sow most seeds in an unheated greenhouse and wait for natural germination, as many seeds have built-in dormancy mechanisms, often waiting for natural spring germination, hence giving them a full season of growth.