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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: finleyfreyaseth on June 16, 2013, 21:08

Title: plant id
Post by: finleyfreyaseth on June 16, 2013, 21:08

ive got great mass of these in my garden beautiful purple/blue flowers,anybody tell me what it is and can I lift and divide this ?
(http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee350/vmcghee/PICT0116.jpg) (http://s534.photobucket.com/user/vmcghee/media/PICT0116.jpg.html)

Title: Re: plant id
Post by: bravemurphy on June 16, 2013, 21:24

looks like some sort of geranium we got the pink one out the front and ours will divide.

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Post by: finleyfreyaseth on June 16, 2013, 21:36

cheers yes ive seen pink obes too

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Post by: Goosegirl on June 17, 2013, 11:29

Definitely a hardy geranium. I have several and it could be malviflorum or similar. After flowering, cut off everything to about 6" and feed with BFB - it should re-flower later on in the season. Divide clump by cutting into chunks, or use a hand fork or trowel to take off outside shoots which you then can pot up. It will tolerate both full sun and part shade.

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Post by: finleyfreyaseth on June 17, 2013, 15:47

ty goose  :)

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Post by: Chrysalis on June 17, 2013, 16:05

I think the variety is called Johnson's Blue.  Lovely innit?!

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Post by: Stree on June 17, 2013, 18:10

Its a cranesbill I think. The wild version. Lovely plants, bees adore them.

Title: Re: plant id
Post by: finleyfreyaseth on June 17, 2013, 19:18

we got a whole load of bees on it today the flowers realy pretty color the pink one gorgeous too