Exposure • Sun • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Foliage • Spring

Bloom Color • Red

Attributes • Rock Garden • For Clay Soils • Fragrant • Ground Cover

Water Requirements • Water weekly during dry spells

Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'

Cranesbill

Bright, cup-shaped, red-purple flowers are produced in masses in the spring. The mounding, deeply lobed gray-green foliage provides excellent fall color. A charming groundcover for small areas or as a filler for the border garden.

Geranium (jee-ray'-ni-um)

Family: Geraniaceae · Common Name: Cranesbill

Saucer-shaped flowers in an incredible range of colors and habits ranging from low rock garden plants to airy specimens 2-3' tall. Attractive lobed foliage is often fragrant or turns vibrant colors in the fall. Attracts butterflies.