‘Joseph Green’ a ruffled, mauve-purple, double-flowered cranesbill, with blooms held in loose clusters on slender stems with conspicuous multiple lime green...
‘Joseph Green’ a ruffled, mauve-purple, double-flowered cranesbill, with blooms held in loose clusters on slender stems with conspicuous multiple lime green stigmas. Discovered by botanist and horticulturist Lynne Green, this unusual form was named after her father, who had gifted her the original Geranium phaeum from which this was a cultivar. This clump-forming, ground-covering perennial with purple-stained, mid-green leaves is highly versatile and able to cope with high summer temperatures and freezing winter conditions.
Position
Partial shade
Flowering period
May - June
Soil type
All soil types
Hardiness
Fully hardy
Plants can either be annual, biennial or perennial. It''s important to be able to differentiate between these three in order to plan your garden more efficiently.
In short, a perennial is a plant which returns year after year, but what then is the difference between a perennial and an annual, or even a biennial and why does it matter?
The Chelsea chop is a pruning technique used to encourage plants to flower later in the season. Named after the Chelsea Flower Show in May, it's typically done around late spring. Gardeners cut back early-flowering perennials, such as phlox and sedums, to delay their bloom time, promote bushier growth, and extend the flowering period into late summer.
