Ballerina Dwarf Cranesbill, Grayleaf Cranesbill

Ballerina Dwarf Cranesbill, Grayleaf Cranesbill

Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina'

A compact cranesbill with ornamental lobed foliage and reliable bloom suited to the front border.

  • Lilac-pink flowers with a dark centre and purple veining
  • Flowers appear almost stemless, just above the foliage
  • Leaves consist of five to seven wedge-shaped lobes, divided almost to the base
  • Foliage is gray-green throughout the season with occasional red tones in the fall
  • Has a neat, compact, mounding habit
  • Bloom Time: Mid-spring to summer with sporadic blooming into late summer
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Well-drained, Moist, Average
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
0.2 – 0.25
Mature Spread (meters)
0.25 – 0.3
Growth Rate
Slow
Flower Colour
Pink
Foliage Colour
Gray
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Landscape Uses
Border, Rock garden
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade and needs to be protected from hot afternoon sun. Low maintenance perennial when well-sited. In cooler summers blooming may continue until September.
Notes
Ballerina' is an intraspecies hybrid, crossingG. cinereum ssp. cinereumwithG. cinereum ssp. subcaulescens..

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