(Meadow Cranesbill, Victor Reiter Junior Cranesbill)

A Eurasian native with hairy stems, ornately lobed leaves, and a penchant for producing numerous seedlings, this dense clump-forming herbaceous perennial is an easy and attractive garden plant. Borne in clusters on thigh-high stems from early to midsummer, the round, five-petaled flowers are typically blue-violet with red veins, but may also be white or pinkish or have double petals. They have the central beak-like seedpod characteristic of geraniums. The medium-green leaves are round in outline...

(Regel's Cranesbill)

Ornately lobed light gray-green leaves and pale lavender to light blue-violet flowers are the assets of Regel's cranesbill. This modestly clumping but sprawling herbaceous perennial is native to the highland meadows of the Caucasus region, Caspian Sea and central western Asia. Borne on upright stems from late spring to midsummer depending on climate, the round, five-petaled flowers range from pale lavender to blue-violet with thin purple veins. They then form the central beak-like seedpod characteristic...

(Death-Comes-Quickly, Herb Robert)

Ornately lobed lush green leaves and small pink-toned flowers are the assets of herb Robert cranesbill. This clumping herbaceous biennial or annual is native to the highland meadows of central Chile. It produces lots of seeds and perpetuates itself once established in a landscape. Depending on climate, it may be semi-evergreen or germinate and grow during a frost-free, moist winter.

Borne on upright stems from spring to midsummer, the cup-shaped flowers are usually held in pairs. Each is hairy...

(Blood Cranesbill, Blood Red Cranesbill)

Toughness, longevity, attractive foliage, and a lengthy blooming season are among the many merits of this low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. Five-petaled, saucer shaped, magenta (or pink or white) flowers appear in quantity in spring, recurring in lesser numbers until early fall. The dainty, deeply lobed leaves – borne on branching, usually sprawling stems – are also attractive, often turning bright colors in fall. The airy, open plants spread slowly by short fleshy...

(Blood Cranesbill, White Cranesbill)

Toughness, longevity, attractive foliage, and a lengthy blooming season are among the many merits of this low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. Five-petaled, saucer shaped, magenta (or pink or white) flowers appear in quantity in spring, recurring in lesser numbers until early fall. The dainty, deeply lobed leaves – borne on branching, usually sprawling stems – are also attractive, often turning bright colors in fall. The airy, open plants spread slowly by short fleshy...

(Blood Cranesbill)

Blood cranesbill is a tough, long-blooming, low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. The cultivar 'Alpenglow' bears five-petaled, saucer shaped, glowing rose-pink flowers from late spring into fall on branched, compact stems. The dainty, rounded, deeply lobed leaves are dark green, sometimes turning red in fall. Plants spread slowly by short fleshy underground rhizomes.

This beautiful, long-lived, drought-tolerant perennial does best in fertile well-drained soil in sun...

(Blood Cranesbill)

Toughness, longevity, attractive foliage, and a lengthy blooming season are among the many merits of this low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. Five-petaled, saucer shaped, magenta (or pink or white) flowers appear in quantity in spring, recurring in lesser numbers until early fall. The dainty, deeply lobed leaves – borne on branching, usually sprawling stems – are also attractive, often turning bright colors in fall. The airy, open plants spread slowly by short fleshy...

(Blood Cranesbill)

Toughness, longevity, attractive foliage, and a lengthy blooming season are among the many merits of this low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. Five-petaled, saucer shaped, magenta (or pink or white) flowers appear in quantity in spring, recurring in lesser numbers until early fall. The dainty, deeply lobed leaves – borne on branching, usually sprawling stems – are also attractive, often turning bright colors in fall. The airy, open plants spread slowly by short fleshy...

(Blood Cranesbill)

Blood cranesbill is a tough, long-blooming, low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. The cultivar 'John Elsley' bears five-petaled, saucer shaped, bright rose-pink flowers from late spring into fall on prostrate stems. The dainty, rounded, deeply lobed leaves are dark green, sometimes turning red in fall. Plants spread slowly by short fleshy underground rhizomes.

This beautiful, long-lived, drought-tolerant perennial does best in fertile well-drained soil in sun or partial...

(Blood Cranesbill)

Blood cranesbill is a tough, long-blooming, low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. The five-petaled, saucer shaped, bright magenta-pink flowers of the cultivar 'Max Frei' are borne prolifically in late spring and early summer and in lesser numbers from midsummer into autumn. The dainty, rounded, deeply lobed leaves are dark green, sometimes turning red in fall. The compact plants spread slowly by short fleshy underground rhizomes.

This beautiful, long-lived, drought-tolerant...