Hardy geraniums are one of my favorite garden plants. Even the rambunctious ones have their merits, but this sterile hybrid has good manners to go with her fantastic looks. I don’t remember which mail order house this plant came from–it was planted in the spring of 2018 into the memory garden that replaced the hell strip along N 137th Street.

I’ve read wonderful things about G. psilostemon, which is one of Patricia’s parents, especially from Christopher Lloyd, who used that plant to great effect. I’m happy that I ended up with Patricia instead because I think G. psilostemon would have been too boisterous for this narrow flower bed.

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Hardy geraniums tend to be carefree. This plant doesn’t ask for much. Shearing it back after the first flush of bloom seems to bring a longer blooming season. I feed it every year and water sometimes.

My 2020 plans for this plant are just to keep it healthy and try to get more/better photos of it.