Geranium 'Summer Skies'

Geranium 'Summer Skies' is a cranesbill with a distinctly romantic streak, producing profuse double flowers in shades of pale pinkish-purple to light sky-blue, each bloom delicately traced with darker, reddish veins. The effect is soft, cloudlike and just a little dreamy, as though a summer morning has been persuaded to settle at the front of the border. Clump-forming with a somewhat trailing habit, Geranium 'Summer Skies' weaves easily between neighbouring plants, its foliage creating a fresh green setting for the finely detailed flowers. It has a graceful informality that suits cottage gardens beautifully, but also brings lightness to more considered perennial schemes.

Plant Geranium 'Summer Skies' in sun or partial shade, in well-drained soil, where it can spill gently along paths, soften border edges or mingle beneath roses and taller perennials. Its double blooms look lovely with silvery foliage, catmint, salvias, pale pink roses and airy grasses, creating a cool, elegant tapestry through the warmer months. Geranium 'Summer Skies' is especially useful where a plant needs to look abundant without appearing heavy, which is no small talent. Once settled, this hardy herbaceous perennial is easy to please and quietly generous. For a cranesbill with charm, delicacy and a beautifully relaxed habit, Geranium pratense 'Summer Skies' is an enchanting choice.