These hardy, carefree sun lovers are perfect for front-of-the-border edging or a middle-of-the-bed filler. Newer varieties have much longer bloom times than older varieties. Watch for this garden favorite to start blooming early and keep it up 'til frost! Here's our time-tested favorites:
A hybrid of the award winning 'Rozanne', with large, lavender-purple blooms from early summer until frost. Grows 18-24" tall with a sprawling habit. - Zone 5
This low grower forms a carpet of fragrant, glossy green foliage. Dainty white flowers with pink stamens appear in late spring and bloom occasionally throughout the summer. Grows 10-12" tall. - Zone 3
Large, bluish-purple flowers with dark veins cover the plant starting in early summer and continuing into fall. Initially this variety sprouts greenish-yellow leaves - quite unusual for geraniums. Grows 8-10" tall with a nice spreading habit. - Zone 5
Bronze-purple foliage is topped with lavender-blue flowers in early summer - larger blooms than other varieties. Trim back to 4" after blooming, to rejuvenate its foliage. Grows 16" tall. - Zone 3
The hardiest of the blue geraniums, this variety has vivid blue flowers in eary summer. Finely cut green foliage grows 15-18" tall with a spreading habit. A haircut in mid summer will encourage fresh new foliage. - Zone 4
A sanguineum type, this variety has a big show of magenta blooms that cover the plant in late spring/early summer. Occasionally reblooms in mid summer. Dark green foliage grows in a clump about 4-6" tall. Foliage turns orange and red in the fall. - Zone 4
Similar to 'Max Frei', with deep magenta blooms in early summer. Grows with a rounded habit to 12-18" tall. Foliage turns brilliant red in the fall. - Zone 4
This compact, hardy grower is noted for its bronze foliage and prolific pale pink blooms from early summer until fall. Grows 8" tall in dense mounds, spreading to as much as 24" wide forming an attractive groundcover. - Zone 5
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The spreading mound of dark green foliage produces large, cup-shaped pink blooms with darker pink veins. Starts blooming early summer and continues into the fall. Grows 12" with a spreading habit. - Zone 5
Pink-magenta blooms cover the deep green foliage from early summer to fall. Grows 16-18" tall with a spreading habit. Red or bronze fall color. - Zone 3
