No matter which of the numerous cranesbill species it is: After the fertilization of their white, blue, pink, red or violet flowers, they all develop the "beak" that gives them their name. However, the flowering time is not uniform, because some species flower quite early in the year, others only in late summer.

The meadow cranesbill blooms from June to August

The flowering times of the individual cranesbill species

In the table below you will find an overview of the most important garden cranesbills with their flowering times.

Cranesbill Art Latin designation flower color growth height heyday
Cambridge cranesbill Geranium cantabrigiense purplish-pink or white up to 25 cm May to July
Gray cranesbill Geranium cinereum pale pink or white up to 15 cm June to September
Clarke's cranesbill Geranium clarkei purplish violet or white up to 50 cm June to August
Rozanne Geranium cultorum violet blue up to 40 cm May to November
Himalayan Cranesbill Geranium himalayense violet-blue or pink-red up to 40 cm June to July
Heartleaf cranesbill Geranium ibericum violet blue up to 50 cm June to July
Rock Cranesbill Geranium macrorrhizum pink or white up to 50 cm May to July
Magnificent cranesbill Geranium magnificum violet blue up to 60 cm May June
Knotty Mountain Forest Cranesbill Geranium nodosum purple pink up to 50 cm June to August
Oxford cranesbill Geranium oxonianum pink up to 60 cm June to August
Brown cranesbill Geranium phaeum violet-blue to violet-brown or white up to 80 cm June July
Armenian cranesbill Geranium psilostemon magenta to purplish pink up to 120 cm June July
Caucasus cranesbill Geranium renardii pale lilac, blue-violet or white up to 30 cm June July
Bloody Cranesbill Geranium sanguineum magenta or pale pink up to 30 cm May to September
Siberian cranesbill Geranium wlassovianum purplish-pink to lilac-blue up to 40 cm July to September

tips

The cranesbill hybrid "Rozanne" has what is probably the longest flowering period. It blooms persistently in borders, tubs, balcony boxes (€109.00) or hanging baskets between May and November.

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