Geranium Dreamland

Description

Geranium ‘Dreamland’ – cranesbill

Botanical name: Geranium ‘Dreamland’
Common names: Cranesbill
Family: Geraniaceae
Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
Habit: Low, bushy, spreading, mound-forming
Pot size: 2–3 litre pot
Eventual size: Approx. 30–40cm tall × 60cm spread
Foliage: Deeply divided, lobed green leaves; deciduous
Flowers: A very long succession of large, pale blush-pink flowers with darker veins and a deeper eye, 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 5–8
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 ‘Dreamland’ is a superb, exceptionally long-flowering cranesbill with large pale blush-pink veined flowers from early summer into autumn. Compact and easy for borders, groundcover and pollinators.

GardenAdvice notes

One of the finest modern cranesbills, ‘Dreamland’ produces large, soft blush-pink flowers, prettily veined and darker-eyed, in a continuous succession from early summer right through into autumn. Forming a low, spreading, weed-suppressing mound of divided foliage and asking almost nothing in return, its extraordinarily long season makes it one of the most valuable perennials you can grow.

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; deadhead or shear over lightly if it becomes untidy in midsummer, and it will 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 at the front of mixed, cottage and wildlife borders, as weed-suppressing groundcover, beneath roses and shrubs, and in containers, where its very long season of soft pink 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

‘Dreamland’ is one of the best value perennials going — big, soft blush-pink flowers produced without pause from early summer into autumn, on a low, spreading, weed-suppressing mound. It’s ideal underplanting for roses and shrubs. It doesn’t need the hard chop the old cranesbills want; just tidy it lightly if it sprawls.

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