Geranium 'Bevan's Variety'
"Balkan cranesbill"
Orders placed until 29 February 2024
You can expect your order in February/March 2024
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2024
You can expect your order in March/April 2024
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
A few Balkan cranesbill clumps like Geranium 'Bevan’s Variety' around the garden is always a good idea. They’re brightly coloured, reliable and tough characters which cheerfully tolerate most growing conditions with very little fuss, but particularly enjoy brightening up the shadier areas of the garden. If you’re looking for a long-term plant which is very low maintenance, this beauty should be in your basket! Once Geranium 'Bevan’s Variety' has settled in, it requires very little in terms of care and will reward you with a reliable, colourful and bee-friendly ground cover which returns perennially, each year bigger and better than the last.
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' blooms fabulously during early to mid summer. Once clumps form, the leaves provide a dense cover which not only fills a good space with lush greenery through the summer months, but also helps to suppress weeds. This Balkan cranesbill Geranium is a low-growing cottage garden classic which is ideal for the front of borders. Surround it with perennial partners like Aquilegia, Astrantia, Geum or Nepeta to complete that beautifully informal and colourful cottage-garden look!
Key features
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'
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Flower colour
Hot pink
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Plant size
1
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Established height
20-30cm
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Established spread
20-30cm
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Plant spacing
9 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Pots
Borders
Gravel gardens
Cottage gardens
Wildlife gardens
Large containers
Coastal gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Clay
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Other information
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Soak the Geranium 'Bevan's Variety' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Balkan cranesbill" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed until 29 February 2024
You can expect your order in February/March 2024Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2024
You can expect your order in March/April 2024Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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