Geranium Sweet Heidy

Description

Geranium ‘Sweet Heidy’ – cranesbill

Botanical name: Geranium ‘Sweet Heidy’ (Bremsweet)
Common names: Cranesbill
Family: Geraniaceae
Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
Habit: Low, spreading, scrambling
Pot size: 2–3 litre pot
Eventual size: Approx. 30–40cm tall × 90cm spread
Foliage: Deeply divided, lobed green leaves; deciduous
Flowers: A very long succession of lilac-pink flowers with white centres, deeper purple veining and a subtle two-tone effect, from early summer into autumn (June–October)
Scent: Not notably scented
Aspect / light: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Most soils; moist but well-drained, fertile; any pH
Hardiness: RHS H7 (very hardy, below −20°C); USDA zones 4–8
Exposure: Sheltered or exposed; very tolerant
Native range: Garden form; hardy geraniums are native across Europe and Asia
Toxicity / pet & child safety: Generally considered non-toxic to people and pets

Geranium ‘Sweet Heidy’ is a long-flowering, scrambling cranesbill with two-tone lilac-pink and white flowers from early summer into autumn. Easy, spreading and superb for groundcover and weaving through borders.

GardenAdvice notes

A lovely modern cranesbill in the same long-flowering mould as ‘Rozanne’, ‘Sweet Heidy’ produces a near-continuous succession of pretty lilac-pink flowers with white centres and deeper purple veining, giving a subtle two-tone effect, from early summer right into autumn. Low, spreading and scrambling, it weaves through its neighbours, suppresses weeds and asks almost nothing in return.

Growing & planting

Plant in spring or autumn in most soils soil in full sun to partial shade — hardy geraniums are among the easiest and most adaptable of all perennials. Space about 45cm apart. Water while establishing.

Care & maintenance

Low-maintenance. It flowers over a very long season with little help; shear it over lightly if it becomes untidy in midsummer and it will quickly refresh and keep going into autumn. Cut down old growth in late winter. Lift and divide congested clumps every few years in spring.

Propagation

• Division: Lift and divide established clumps in spring, as growth begins.

Pests & diseases

Generally trouble-free and healthy — hardy geraniums are among the most reliable of all perennials. Slugs may graze new growth, and powdery mildew or rust can occur in dry spells. Otherwise easy.

Uses in the garden

Superb as weed-suppressing groundcover, scrambling among roses, shrubs and perennials, at the front of mixed and cottage borders, and in containers, where its long season of two-tone flowers brings months of colour.

Wildlife value

Hardy geraniums are excellent for pollinators: their open, saucer-shaped flowers are very attractive to bees, hoverflies and other beneficial insects, often over a long season.

Toxicity & safety

Hardy geraniums are generally regarded as non-toxic to people and pets. Note that they are quite different from pelargoniums (the tender bedding and pot ‘geraniums’), which are toxic to cats and dogs.

GardenAdvice tip

‘Sweet Heidy’ is in the same class as ‘Rozanne’ — a long, near-continuous succession of pretty two-tone lilac-pink and white flowers from early summer into autumn, on a low, scrambling plant that weaves a border together. Let it thread through roses and shrubs, and give it a light shear if it sprawls untidily in midsummer.

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