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cranesbill 'Danny Boy' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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cranesbill 'Danny Boy'

Geranium 'Danny Boy'

★ RHS AGMPollinator FriendlyLow Maintenance

Genus: Geranium
Family: Geraniaceae

About this plant

'Danny Boy' is a vigorous hybrid cultivar with a light, airy habit, to 50cm high and spreading to 160cm. Flowers are a vivid purple, veined with red, and produced over a long flowering season

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingNorth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade; tolerant of full shade

Pruning

Remove flowered stems and old leaves to encourage the production of fresh leaves and flowers

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring or propagate by basal softwood cuttings in early to mid spring and root with bottom heat

Pests

May be prone to vine weevil, capsid bug and geranium sawfly

Diseases

May be affected by a downy mildew and powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesWildflower MeadowGround CoverWall Side Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorPond Margins

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Submerged

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years