A lot of people actually know
geraniums. Alpine Geraniums is hardy and beautiful, Alpine Geraniums are very
popular plants for both garden beds and containers. The Erodium alpine geranium
plant is a little bit different from the common geranium plant. Alpine
Geraniums is a low spreading plant that enjoys a range of soils and it makes an
excellent groundcover.
Furthermore, this plant called Alpine
geraniums (Erodium reichardii) are also known as Erodiums, according to history
the name comes from the Ancient Greek word for “heron.” The origin of the name
is due to the shape of the plant’s immature fruit, which is like a water bird’s
head and beak.
The plant name has also been carried over into the common
English names which are Heron’s Bill and Stork’s Bill. These plants are mostly
low growing. Alpine geraniums plants can range from low groundcover no higher
than six inches, up to small shrubs at twenty-four inches, depending on variety.
This plant flowers are small and delicate, they are usually about half an inch
across, with five petals in shades of pink to white. The plant flowers tend to
clump together and they rarely appear alone.
How to grow Alpine Geraniums
Like I said earlier Alpine geranium
care is very easy and forgiving. Alpine geranium plants prefer a well drained
soil and full sun, although they will tolerate all but not soggy soil and deep
shade. Depending on the variety, Alpine geranium plants are hardy from zones 6
to 9 or 7 to 9.
Alpine geranium plants actually require very little maintenance.
Alpine geranium plants benefit from some extra watering in the hottest, driest
months. But for the most part, the plant needs only minimal extra water. If
they are indoors they may likely fall prey to aphids, but if they are outdoors
they are virtually pest free. Alpine geranium plants can be propagated in the
spring by separating new shoots with a portion of the old crown.
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