New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill

Geranium sanguineum 'New Hampshire Purple'


Perfect as a groundcover, this low mounded variety has small, deeply lobed leaves that turn crimson red in the fall; bathed in beautiful purple saucer-shaped blooms throughout summer; deadhead spent flowers for reblooming later in the season

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Features and Growing Tips

Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.

Landscape Qualities

New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill is a dense herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

Ornamental Qualities

New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill has masses of beautiful violet flowers with white eyes at the ends of the stems from late spring to late summer, the foliage turns a gorgeous crimson in the fall., which are most effective when planted in groupings. Its small deeply cut lobed palmate leaves are green in color. As an added bonus

Planting and Growing

and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!, individual plants should be spaced approximately 30 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, New Hampshire Purple Cranesbill will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, with a spread of 3 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant

as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation., This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun to partial shade

Deer Resistant

Keep moisture level dry to moist

Mature Size 18"Hx3'W

Flowers are violet

Flowers from late spring to late summer

Fall color crimson

Zone 4a

Likes average to moist soil