£9.00

'Orion' fully deserves its stellar title, for it outshines other blue geraniums in depth of colour, size of bloom and length of flowering season. Each of the five, vibrant, mauve-blue petals is boldly veined in iridescent maroon-pink. Where the petals meet, a simple small green eye frames a ring of light-mauve, arching stamens.

Type

• Perennials

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Cottage style garden
• Contemporary style garden
• Containers

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Low maintenance
• Drought tolerant
• Ground cover

Care instructions

Grow in any moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Cut down spent flower stems and old leaves to encourage new leaves and flowers. May be divided in spring.

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 60cm

Eventual spread: 60cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline