Geranium, Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Kashmir White'

A beautiful, floriferous mounded perennial bearing 2" white flowers with radiating dark purple veins in June and July. An article on the ...Read MoreRHS website, written by Graham Rice, names G. clarkei 'Kashmir White' one of the ten best hardy geraniums (at least for the British climate). [HYPERLINK@www.rhs.org.uk]

It forms a slowly spreading clump 15-20" tall and wide. Compared to the closely related G. pratense, this species is lower growing, with leaves much more deeply cut, with more basal leaves, and with a more open inflorescence.

Cutting back the flowering stems as soon as flowering is over is said to encourage repeat bloom.

According to Allen Armitage, this is hardy from Z5 to Z7 in eastern North America. It is intolerant of the hot humid summers of the US southeast.

Intolerant of drought, it isn't particular about soil, as long as it's well drained and receives consistent moisture.

The foliage is not aromatic.

Native to alpine meadows in the mountains of Kashmir.

Finely divided foliage and beautiful large white flowers veined lilac. Flowers mainly May-July but continuing till autumn. Best in decen...Read Moret soil in sun or open position. Tolerates dry soil, but longer flowering with some moisture and becomes vigorous in heavy or rich soil. Makes a strong clump.Very lovely if planted together with plants that have a silvery foliage like Stachys byzantina...