'New Hampshire Purple'

Geranium sanguineum

In late spring and long into the summer, this cultivar produces a showy display of vibrant magenta-purple blooms on a bushy mound of fine-textured green foliage. Including hot, humid weather, plants can tolerate a wide range of soil and climatic circumstances. Spring or fall is an easy time to split. Among the best options for mass plantings, swiftly filling in to produce a bushy groundcover. offers excellent bronzy-red fall color frequently.

Plant Type Perennials
Hardiness Zone 4-8
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Shade
Season of Interest Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Height12" - 18" (in)
Spread12" - 18" (in)
Spacing 15" (in)
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil PH Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Fragrant, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Bees
Garden Uses Banks and Slopes, Edging, Mass Planting, Patio and Containers
'New Hampshire Purple' | Geranium sanguineum || In late spring and long into the summer, this cultivar produces a showy display of vibrant magenta-purple blooms on a bushy mound of fine-textured green foliage. Including hot, humid weather, plants can tolerate a wide range of soil and climatic circumstances. Spring or fall is an easy time to split. Among the best options for mass plantings, swiftly filling in to produce a bushy groundcover. offers excellent bronzy-red fall color frequently.
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Average Water Needs, Low Maintenance, Moist but Well-Drained, Fragrant, Showy, Deer Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant, Attracts Bees, Banks and Slopes, Edging, Mass Planting, Patio and Containers
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