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Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'
2 Litre Pot
Plant Highlights: Soft lavender-blue flowers with delicate white veining • Long summer flowering season • Excellent for pollinators • Reliable clump-forming perennial
Overview
Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark' is a graceful hardy geranium, producing elegant lavender-blue flowers finely veined with white from early to mid-summer. Held above attractive deeply divided green foliage, the blooms bring a light, natural feel to borders and blend beautifully with roses, grasses and other cottage garden favourites.
This reliable clump-forming perennial is easy to grow and returns year after year, providing long-lasting colour and valuable nectar for bees and other pollinating insects. It works equally well in informal planting schemes, wildlife gardens and mixed herbaceous borders.
Plant Details
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark' |
| Common Name | Meadow Cranesbill |
| Plant Type | Herbaceous perennial |
| Light | Full sun or partial shade |
| Soil | Fertile, moist but well-drained soil |
| Growth Habit | Upright, clump-forming |
| Foliage | Deeply divided green deciduous leaves |
| Flower Colour | Lavender-blue with white veining |
| Flowering Season | Early to mid-summer |
| Mature Height | 60 to 90 cm |
| Mature Spread | 50 to 60 cm |
| Hardiness | RHS H7 (below −20°C). |
Growing Guide
Position
Plant in full sun or partial shade. It performs best in fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil and is well suited to mixed borders and naturalistic planting.
Watering
Water regularly while establishing. Once established, water during extended dry periods, particularly in warmer weather.
Soil
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Incorporating organic matter before planting will encourage strong, healthy growth.
Pruning
Cut back the flowered stems after the first flush of blooms to encourage fresh foliage and, in favourable conditions, a lighter second display later in the season.
Perfect For
- Cottage gardens
- Mixed herbaceous borders
- Wildlife-friendly gardens
- Naturalistic planting
- Underplanting shrubs and roses
Wildlife
The open flowers provide a valuable source of nectar for bees and other pollinating insects throughout the flowering season.
Why We Love It
- Beautiful softly coloured flowers with distinctive white veining.
- Long-lived and dependable in the garden.
- Combines effortlessly with a wide range of summer perennials.
- Easy to grow and low maintenance once established.
Product Information
- Supplied in a 2 litre nursery pot.
- Decorative pots and containers shown, if any, are not included.
Growing & care
- Plant type
- perennial
- Position & light
- Full sun· Partial shade
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 90cm high· 60cm wide
- Flowering
- Early to mid-summer· White· Violet· Multicolour
- Foliage
- deciduous
Useful to know
Good for bordersPollinator friendly
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