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Geranium pratense Summer Skies

Geranium pratense Summer Skies
Meadow Cranesbill, Meadow Geranium

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A fantastic variety of Geranium up close that bears exquisite double flowers, in abundance in June-July. Its foliage is not to be outdone, finely cut, it takes on beautiful bronze highlights in autumn. Plant it in the morning sun, in good garden soil that remains fresh in summer.
Flower size
3 cm
Height at maturity
60 cm
Spread at maturity
50 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -34°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March to April, September
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

The Summer Skies perennial Geranium pratense is a wonderful variety of Meadow Cranesbill. This vigorous perennial offers exquisite double flowers in June-July, beautiful like tiny roses, with a light blue-mauve color touched with pink at the center, flowers that are abundantly produced and remain beautiful for several days before fading. Its elegant, finely cut foliage takes on beautiful bronze shades in autumn and persists as small rosettes in winter. To offer such flowering, the plant requires space, fertile soil that remains moist until August, drier afterwards, and a well-sunny exposure in the morning. A true jewel to offer to a romantic or English garden!

Floriferous, generous, easy to grow, perennial geraniums have everything to please. Especially since, unlike Balcony Geraniums (which are actually Pelargoniums) with which they are sometimes confused, they are perfectly hardy, at least down to -15°C (5°F), and therefore remain in the ground all winter.

Native to Europe, Central Asia, and China and belonging to the Geraniaceae family, Geranium pratense is the origin of many cultivars with single or double flowers, generally very easy to grow in any good garden soil. The 'Summer Skies' variety, originally obtained in England but patented in the USA in 1997, is a remarkable cultivar for its vigor, floribundity, and the beauty of its double flowers. The plant forms a large clump with an average height of 60 cm (24in) and almost the same width. Its flowers are precious and refined: 2-3 cm (1in) wide, rose-shaped, composed of two rows of slightly undulated light lavender-mauve petals. The center of the flower is occupied by a small pink-violet bud that releases a small yellow heart when fully open. Its flowering, very recurrent if care is taken to remove faded flowers, usually takes place in June-July. Then the plant enters a rest phase in August, without requiring watering. The foliage is deciduous, composed of small polygonal, finely cut, medium green leaves, measuring 20 cm (8in) long, almost all along the robust and villous stems. It takes on a lovely bronze color in autumn.

The 'Summer Skies' perennial Geranium is a rewarding plant if one knows how to anticipate its desires: good garden soil enriched with compost, kept moist during its flowering period, and a gently sunny position will suffice for its happiness and that of the gardener who welcomes it in their garden. When it enters its rest phase, it no longer has any requirements and can tolerate drier soil. Its undeniable beauty competes without complex with the best varieties ofHellebores, and the softest ground cover roses. In the garden, perennial geraniums can be planted almost anywhere: in a rockery, in a woodland setting with Ferns andWoodrushes, near Roses which they charmingly dress the base, in a border with other varieties ofdouble-flowered Geraniums, and even in pots.

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Geranium pratense Summer Skies (Flowering) Flowering
Geranium pratense Summer Skies (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour blue
Flowering time June to August
Inflorescence Double
Flower size 3 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 60 cm
Spread at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Geranium

Species

pratense

Cultivar

Summer Skies

Family

Geraniaceae

Other common names

Meadow Cranesbill, Meadow Geranium

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference74551

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Planting and care

To plant your Geranium pratense Summer Skies, prepare your soil to a depth of 20 cm (8in) by crumbing the soil and placing a bottom amendment such as dried blood or dehydrated horn, position your plant removed from its pot by covering the top of the root ball with 3 cm (1in) of soil, refill and water thoroughly to eliminate air pockets. In dry weather, it is necessary to water regularly for a few weeks to facilitate root establishment. Keep the soil moist throughout the flowering period. Then stop watering. Choose a location for this variety with morning sun and partial shade in the afternoon.

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Planting period

Best planting time March to April, September
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -34°C (USDA zone 4) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, well drained and humus-bearing

Care

Pruning instructions After flowering, it is advisable to cut back the stems and leaves close to the ground in order to prevent excessive seeding and promote new foliage and encourage a second flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time July to August
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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