Geranium 'Karmina'
"Pink cranesbill"
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Cover bare soil with a carpet of Geranium 'Karmina'—a super tough and resilient summer ground cover which not only looks gorgeous, but is incredibly unfussy, low maintenance and helps to supress weeds! This is a gradually spreading cranesbill variety, but is not thuggish about it and tends to keep within its given space. If you have a tricky area to plant, dainty-looking Geranium 'Karmina' will put every effort into thriving there. Be it in sun, shade, clay or sandy soil. It'll even conquer a space which is in direct competition with small trees and shrubs!
Flowering from early to mid summer, the show of blooms doesn’t last the season, but the cushion of foliage which does last the season is just as effective and takes on a toasty reddish hue for autumn and winter. Once it's settled in, Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Karmina' is fairly drought tolerant. It's also very hardy, handling winter temperatures down to around -20°C. Each year it grows back and spread as little, eventually forming a dense mat of ground cover.
Key features
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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Great for shade
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Drought tolerant
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Karmina'
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Flower colour
Pink
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Plant size
1
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Established height
20-30cm
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Established spread
20-30cm
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Plant spacing
7 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
Spreading -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade
Full shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Pots
Borders
Gravel gardens
Cottage gardens
Wildlife gardens
Large containers
Coastal gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
Dry -
Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Clay
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak the Geranium 'Karmina' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Pink cranesbill" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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