Description
Flowers: May-September. Plant in sun. HxS 25x30cm
Geranium sang. ‘Glenluce’, or ‘Bloody Cranesbill’, is pale purple-pink in flower with dark green leaves which are covered in silky hairs. It was a 1937 discovery in Glenluce, Scotland, and is therefore very hardy and tolerant of most soils. It is smaller in habit than many of this species, probably due to its native origin and well adapted to our climate. Geranium sanguineum is so named for the leaves’ ability to staunch blood flow (presumably from sword wounds). One for our Scottish cousins. Plant it at the front of a border, rockery or on a bank or wall. Pot size 1.5 litre.
Care & Maintenance.
Cut the old stems back right to the ground in spring and propagate by careful division after flowering. Seed collection provides some interesting new plants.
SKU: GERSGL
Categories: A - Z Perennial Plants, Hardy Geraniums Tags: disease resistant, geranium, ground cover, hardy geranium, perennial plant, pest resistant, plant for naturalising, UK native
gwemyss (verified owner) –
Lovely compact Geranium. Found more than 80 years ago very near where I now live in SW Scotland so I am very pleased to welcome it back into the neighbourhood. The plants arrived in excellent condition and I would be very happy to recommend this nursery to anyone.
Julie and Graham Moore –
Thank you for your kind comments Gordon. Hope the plants will be very happy in their new home!
edwardhutchings07 (verified owner) –
Edward Hutchings 20th April 2021
I received a ‘Glenluce’ as part of my order. It’s a beautiful plant and looking good on its arrival.
I had a footnote explaining that my ‘Glenluce’ was still rooting into its new pot and would better off leaving it in its pot a little longer until it established more root. I thought it was very kind to let me know.
I am extremely happy with my entire order and will certainly use Penlans again.