Buy Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'

Also Known As

Bevan's Variety Bigroot Geranium
Bevan's Variety Cranesbill
Bevan's Variety Hardy Geranium

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 8"-12"
W: 24"-36"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' plant details

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In spring and summer magenta flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, alkaline, average, clay, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: geraniaceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 24 IN - 36 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: magenta blooms in spring and summer
Uses: fragrant, long-blooming, rock garden, spreading

GROWING CONDITIONS for Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit
Soil needs: acidic, alkaline, average, clay, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

If you have a tough spot in dryish shade where other things refuse to grow…this plant may be for you! Expanding clump 8-12” tall to 2-3’ wide on challenging sites – pretty cedar scented lobed leaves – deep magenta flowers with red sepals to 1” late spring to early summer and often repeating in fall – nice, eventual ground cover, non-invasive; deer and critter resistant.

By: Secret Garden Growers

The cultivars of G. macrorrhizum are hard to live without once you've been introduced! Fragrant leaves form a low mound that spreads into a dense ground cover with good autumn colour. The flowers are bright magenta-pink in late spring and early summer. The feature that will most endear this plant to you, however, is its tolerance of dry shade, even under evergreens. In these situations it will bloom less and grow shorter but will usually tough it out with minimal water once established.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

The most intensely colored variety in this species, with deep magenta flowers and low spreading clumps of palmate, aromatic leaves. Use around trees or shrubs that provide partial shade.

By: Deer Country Gardens

Flowers are deep magenta with clashing red sepals, a fine old variety with aromatic foliage and flowers held well above the leaves, spectacular when planted en masse. It tolerates dry shade; the leaves are almost evergreen and have good fall color.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Big Root Geranium is how the botanical name transcribes, but don't let that stop you from trying this very handsome 8-10" spreader, so useful for difficult situations. Tolerates dry shady spots, blooming in May-June with rose-purple flowers above citrus scented foliage.

By: Avant Gardens

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Gardening facts about Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' plant

How to Grow Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'

Sun Exposure
- sun - mostly shade
Water Needs
- even moisture - drought tolerant
Soil Needs
- clay
- acidic
- alkaline
- adaptable
- average
- well-drained
- rich