Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina' - Dwarf Cranesbill

Dwarf Cranesbill

Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina'

Also called Grayleaf Cranesbill

  • Lilac-pink flowers with a dark centre and purple veining
  • Flowers appear almost stemless, just above the foliage
  • Leaves consist of five to seven wedge-shaped lobes, divided almost to the base
  • Foliage is gray-green throughout the season with occasional red tones in the fall
  • Has a neat, compact, mounding habit
  • Bloom Time: Mid-spring to summer with sporadic blooming into late summer
  • Flower Size: 4 cm

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Pink

HEIGHT:
20-25 cm

SPREAD:
25-30 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Grows best in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade and needs to be protected from hot afternoon sun. Low maintenance perennial when well-sited. In cooler summers blooming may continue until September. 

Additional Notes about Dwarf Cranesbill:


'Ballerina' is an intraspecies hybrid, crossing G. cinereum ssp. cinereum with G. cinereum ssp. subcaulescens..

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Slow
FLOWERING TIME:
Summer
Lt. Spr-Sum
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Gray
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Border/edging