Bloody Cranesbill, Frivolous Lilac

Bloody Cranesbill, Frivolous Lilac

Geranium sanguineum 'Frivolius Lilac'

This classic spring-blooming lilac with purple flowers in late spring, valued for its flowers and reliable cold hardiness.

  • Purple flowers bloom in late spring in large, showy panicles.
  • Foliage turns red in autumn.
  • Spreading, oval habit reaches 25 cm at maturity.
  • Best in full sun to partial shade to full shade with moist, average, dry, well-drained soil.
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Well-drained, Moist, Dry, Average
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
0.2 – 0.25
Mature Spread (meters)
0.45 – 0.6
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Purple
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Red
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Spreading
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
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Landscape Uses
Border
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Geranium sanguinuemneeds an average to moist, well-drained soil. Tolerates hot, humid summers better than most geraniums. Plants spread by rhizomes and can form a nice bushy ground cover. Pruning the plant to half its height after flowering will encourage new growth and sporadic fall rebloom.

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