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Geranium phaeum Samobor

Common name: Dusky Cranesbill, Mourning Widow

Adaptable, enduring and easy going open-faced flowers

-20°C and below
Good for Pollinators

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Adaptable, enduring and easy going open-faced flowers Dark, richly coloured flowers which emerge in May and last through to July give this new arrival its other common name, ‘Mourning Widow’. The nodding, purple-brown flowers of Geranium phaeum var. phaeum ‘Samobor’ have flashes of white to their interior and intriguing, pronounced stamen. Flowers are held in multiple clusters on tall, wiry stems above deeply lobed leaves with decorative purple blotches to their centre. Leaves are clump-forming and held from March right through to November – bringing you weed-suppressing, gap-filling carpets. Readily adaptable for a shady spot, plants are ideal for the edges of woodland, and equally happy in a sunny border, as well as rockeries, containers and wildlife garden. Growing to a height of 80cm with a spread of 60cm, Geranium phaeum var. phaeum ‘Samobor’ prefers a spot in moist, well-drained soil of any kind. Plant in either sun or shade. A fully hardy, herbaceous perennial which will
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Key Information
Latin Name Geranium phaeum var. phaeum 'Samobor'
Common Name Dusky Cranesbill, Mourning Widow
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour Purple
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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