Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
$19.95 / 1G
Cranesbill Geranium ·
Description
Cranesbill Geranium 'Max Frei' is a herbaceous perennial suited to full sun to part shade and average conditions. It offers bright fuchsia color in spring to summer.
Benefits
Creates an early-season lift after winter with fresh color and growth. Supports a more active, living garden with flowers that pollinators can use. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants.
Features
Mounded foliage and cranesbill flowers; bright fuchsia flowers late spring; matures about 0.75 - 2 ft tall and 1.5 - 3 ft wide
Usage/Use
Groundcover, perennial border, woodland edge
| Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei' | |
| Cranesbill Geranium | |
| 'Max Frei | |
| No | |
| Best grown in full sun to part shade with average moisture. | |
| Full Sun to Part Shade; Average moisture; Well-drained average garden soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Garden origin / cultivated selection | |
| Not Native to North America | |
| Yes | |
| Deer | |
| Low | |
| Yes |
| 4 - 8 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 4–8; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Full Sun | |
| Loam | |
| 6 - 8 | |
| 1 - 2 ft | |
| 2 - 3 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 2 - 3 ft |
| Yes | |
| Longtime | |
| Late Spring | |
| None | |
| Pink | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Bees | |
| Border Garden | |
| Flower Interest | |
| Sun-Loving Perennials | |
| Mounding | |
| Average | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Average Water | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Low | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |