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Hardy Geranium (cranesbill).
A European seedling from the well known Geranium 'Brookside', itself a cross between Geranium pratense and G. clarkei, this pretty blue flower is aptly named for the brightest constellation in the sky.
Orion is a garden delight. An early summer bloomer, if cut back to half its size, will spark a speedy rejuvenation and new flush of colorful blooms, like you see here. As it gets colder, the foliage will turn red.
Almost indistinguishable on first sight -
Left: Geranium pratense (Meadow Crane's-Bill)
Right: G x magnificum (Purple Crane's-Bill)
Photographs by Brian and Steph.
Taken around the stock garden and nursery.
Avondale Nursery, Coventry, UK.
Wish I had an UV filter - I bet those red streaks are vivid...this cranesbill or true geranium ( I don't remember the variety,) has very deeply cut leaves...spreads well.
I thought I'd better upload the rest of the photos I have of "April's flowers" ;before May! There's a set of about a dozen...
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Pelargonium × hortorum, is a nothospecies of Pelargonium most commonly used as an ornamental plant. It is a hybrid between Pelargonium zonale and Pelargonium inquinans.