Geranium (Cinereum Group) 'Ballerina'

Also Known As

Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina'
Ballerina Cranesbill
Ballerina Hardy Geranium

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 6"-5"
W: 12"-10"

planting zones

6a-9b

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Geranium (Cinereum Group) 'Ballerina' plant details

Geranium (Cinereum Group) 'Ballerina' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial groundcover with green foliage. In summer magenta flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Geranium (Cinereum Group) 'Ballerina'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: geraniaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 10 IN - wide, 6 IN - 5 IN - tall
Flowers: magenta blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, edging plant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Geranium (Cinereum Group) 'Ballerina'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A compact form, Geranium 'Ballerina' has a dramatic dark eye centering its pink darkly veined flowers all held over small ruffled leaves. One of the best geraniums for edging garden beds or pathways and a long-bloomer that will provide colour for months through spring and summer.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Spreading, rosette forming perennial with cup-shaped, purplish-pink flowers streaked with dark red veins, and shaded at the base by darker hues. Plants bloom over a long summer season, often beginning in late spring. The soft, gray-green foliage is rounded and deeply divided and grows to 4" tall, spreading to 12". Pyrenees.

By: Native Sons

Pink flowers with dark veins. green leaves.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

This hardy geranium is a cutie and a winner of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for its charming flowers --pinkish magenta with a pronounced darker center and contrasting veins -- striking against the gray-green leaves of this tidy, 5" x 10" mounding perennial. A good rebloomer too. Grow in average soil for compactness. Full sun to part sun and occasional summer water. Frost hardy to USDA zone 6.