Geranium, Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Russell Prichard'

Geranium x riversleyanum is a hybrid with G. endressi and the New Zealand native G. traversii. It isn't generally considered hardy north ...Read Moreof Z7.

According to Armitage, this cultivar's flower color is more intense than either parent, leading to speculation that it's a hybrid of G. sanguineum and G. endressi. If so, it should be hardy to Z3-4.

This Cranesbill 'Russell Prichard' (Geranium x riversleaianum) received the AGM of the RHS and I fully agree. It is a beautiful, fast and...Read More easily grown plant. The underlying carpet of flower stem leaves are very silvery. It produces an abundance of flowers all summer the first year. When flowering slows the long trailing flower stems can be cut back, leave the main body with the larger leaves alone, and it readily reflowers well into October. The plant is favored by division every 3-4 years. Love it in pots. Note that 'Prichard' is frquently spelled with a t (Pritchard) however this plant is from the Prichard Nursery of Riverslea, England.