Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Crystal Rose’

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Key characteristics

Family: Geraniaceae
Height: 8 to 12 inches
Width: 12 to 18 inches
Flower color: Bright pink
Foliage color: Green
Bloom time: Late spring to early summer
Light: Partial shade to full sun
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low
Growing zone: USDA Zones 4 to 8
Wildlife: Attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies

Groundcovers

Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Crystal Rose’

Crystal Rose Cransebill

Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Crystal Rose' is a hybrid perennial renowned for its elegant, soft pink flowers and attractive, rounded foliage. Blooming from late spring through summer, this cultivar produces a profusion of delicate, bright pink blooms with subtle veining, which creates a lovely, airy effect in garden borders or groundcover. The foliage, which turns a pleasing shade of red in the fall, provides additional seasonal interest.

Light

Partial shade to full sun

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late spring to early summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Cottage Gardens
Borders
Pathways & Walkways
Pollinator Gardens

Companion plants

Lamiums · Japanese anemones · Bergenias · Coral bells · Bugleweeds · Sweet box

Design tip

Plant broad sweeps beneath open-canopied trees or along lightly shaded pathways where the spreading habit can knit plantings together. Mix bold and finely textured foliage nearby to create layered compositions that remain attractive from spring flowers through colorful autumn foliage.

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