Botanical Name: Geranium x 'Johnson's Blue'
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Common Name: Johnson's Blue Cranesbill  
Plant photo of: Geranium x 'Johnson's Blue'
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Ground cover, Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Lavender

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Johnson Blue geranium is a mounding, creeping, weaving perennial that grows 15 to 18 inches tall and 2 to 3 feet wide. Foliage is deeply lobed, nearly segmented, and is soft green and slightly hairy. Fall leaf color is crimson to purple. Its flowers, while not true blue, are a lovely periwinkle blue with a violet eye, five-petaled, and seem to bloom from late spring to fall. It has a tendency to weave in and around other perennials creating a lovely ground cover. Use in borders, rock gardens, or at the feet of taller shrubs and ornamental grasses.