Cranesbill. Geranium.

There are a bewildering number of hardy geraniums (not to be mistaken for the house plant geranium, which are actually Pelargoniums). Most will thrive in full sun or partial shade and prefer a moist well drained soil.

Varieties:

1. Brookside: blue

2. Kashmir White: white

3. Geranium macchorizum (Big Root Geranium)

4. Geranium sanguineum ‘Striatum’: pink with red

5. Geranium sanguineum (Blood Geranium)

Notes:

• Summer bloom