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- Geraniums as groundcover - varieties for shade and sun
- Geraniums and geraniums - the difference
- Ground covering geraniums
- The different varieties
The geranium is also available as ground cover
Geraniums as groundcover - varieties for shade and sun
Geraniums belong to the most species-rich plant genera - and in our latitudes certainly also to the most popular garden ornamentation. Groundcovering varieties are better known as the Storkbill. Again, you can draw from a variety-rich fundus.
Geraniums and geraniums - the difference
The name geraniums is usually immediately thought of in front of window boxes of traditional half-timbered houses - but this is based on a widespread, popular mixture of genres. For the luscious, red to pink flowering balcony classics are rightly pelargoniums. Although this genus is closely related to that of geraniums, it is no longer attributed today. Both genera, however, belong to the family of the Cranesbill Family - as a stork beak, most other geranium species are known.
So again for clarity:
Ground covering geraniums
Among the ground-covering geraniums, or cranesbills, there are again several different species, which differ in appearance and also in the site conditions. Common to all groundcover geraniums are, of course, the attractive, flat star-shaped foliage and the delicate flowers in pink, violet to whitish tones. In addition, they are all - in contrast to the Pelargonium - hardy perennials and can be cultivated without hesitation in the field. They are ideal for the simple-decorative planting of open spaces and slopes, as a companion in flower borders or as a planting of roses.
Characteristics of the groundcover geranium:
The different varieties
Many cranesbills prefer half shady locations - they also like to greet nature in contemplative herds under sparse shrubs or slightly shaded clearing areas. But there are also some species that prefer to be very sunny. Soil-related, most cranesbills prefer a loamy, basic, and nitrogenous bottom. Here are a few varieties at a glance, arranged according to partially shady and sunny locations:
For the partial shade:
For sunny locations: