We’re talking about hardy Geraniums, not the better-known, anything-but-subtle Pelargoniums. True Geraniums are sturdy yet refined, with 5-petaled flowers borne on dainty stems close to the palmately divided leaves.
Their spectrum of colours, from cool to electric, is rivalled only by their ability to create soft mounds and flowing carpets of lush foliage in ordinary garden soil. We plant a succession of varieties to always have some in bloom from spring to fall.
Our selections are easily grown: many will rebloom after flowering if lightly trimmed and most die back in winter.
Also known as ‘Anne Thomson’, this Geranium is a well-behaved weaver.
With the same parentage and flowers as ‘Ann Folkard’, this 2005 AGM winner was introduced by the esteemed Geranium breeder, Alan Bremner.
The low-spreading vigorous mound boasts a tidier more compact and heat tolerant habit than its golden-leafed garden rival while dazzling us with fulgent yellow foliage and a succession of 1 in. wide, black-eyed dark magenta blooms.
Appreciative of bright shade, regular water during extended dry spells and hard annual pruning, ‘Anne Thomson’ is a well-behaved weaver and a choice contender for flashy front-of-the border medleys.
Blooms Spring-Summer-Autumn and grows 45cm high and 60-90cm wide on average.
She appreciates a shaded spot under trees and can also be grown well in containers of sufficient size, at least 30cm in diameter and just good quality mix, cheap mixes are never designed to last long or support healthy plants long term.
Geranium Ann Thompson is winter dormant so underplanting her with spring bulbs is a fantastic idea with Jonquils, Daffodils are my personal favourites for sure.
I hope you have enjoyed reading a little more about these lovely plants and maybe learned a little as well.
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As always,
Happy Gardening
Matthew
Address: 35 Helens St, Pittsworth, 4356, QLD, Australia
Email: thegrovecg@gmail.com
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