Mourning Widow Cranesbill Geranium
| Botanical Name: | Geranium phaeum, Geranium phaeum 'Samabor' |
| Category: | Shade Perennials |
| Height: | 18-24" |
| Spread: | 18"-24"+ |
| Exposure: | Part Sun |
| Care: | Cut to ground in fall or spring before new growth begins. Trim flower stalks when flowers fade. |
| Deer Resistant: | Y (Somewhat) |
| Description: | Foliage is splashed with purple, making this plant decorative even when not in bloom. Flowers are a deep purple, almost chocolate color and held well above the mounds of foliage. Somewhat rare, this is a worthy plant for flower border or semi-shaded garden. Prefers some sun, but protect from hot afternoon sun. |
List of Shade Perennials
Autumn Fern
Bishop's Hat, Barrenwort, Epimedium
Bowle's Golden Sedge
Brunnera, False Forget-me-not, Siberian Bugloss
Cinnamon Fern
Coral Bells
Dead Nettle
Evergold Sedge
Fanal Astilbe, Fanal False Spirea
Ferns
Fire and Ice Hosta, Fire and Ice Plantain Lily
Frances Williams Hosta, Frances Williams Plantain Lily
Great Expectations Hosta, Great Expectations Plantain Lily
Green Spice Coral Bells
Hardy Begonia
Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak
Hostas, Plantain Lilies
Japanese Beech Fern
Lady's Mantle
Lenten Rose
Lungwort
Luxuriant Bleeding Heart, Fringed Bleeding Heart
Maidenhair Fern
Mourning Widow Cranesbill Geranium
Obsidian Coral Bells
Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Ostrich Fern
Patriot Hosta, Patriot Plantain Lily
Paul's Glory Hosta, Paul's Glory Plantain Lily
Peach Blossom Astilbe, Peach Blossom False Spirea
Rheinland Astilbe, Rheinland False Spirea
Robb's Wood Spurge
Splendid Chinese Wild Ginger
Stormy Seas Coral Bells
Sweet Woodruff
Variegated Solomon's Seal
Virginia Bluebells