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Bloody Cranesbill 'Album' (Geranium sanguineum): White-Flowered Hardy Geranium

Bloody cranesbill 'Album' is a white-flowered cultivar of the durable hardy geranium. It forms a clump of deeply lobed, dark green leaves that turn red in fall, topped with pure white, saucer-shaped flowers from late spring to summer.

Botanical Profile

Family:	Geraniaceae
Genus:	Geranium
Species:	sanguineum
Cultivar:	Album

Like the species, it thrives in full sun to part shade and well-drained soil. Drought-tolerant once established. Excellent for borders, rock gardens, and cottage gardens. The white flowers contrast beautifully with the dark foliage.

Groundcovers: Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum): Long-Blooming Hardy Geranium; Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei': Bloody Cranesbill – Compact Magenta Blooms; Geranium 'Tiny Monster': Hardy Geranium – Prolific Magenta Flowers on Compact Mound; Geranium × oxonianum 'Claridge Druce': Hardy Geranium – Pink Flowers with Dark Veins; Hardy Geranium 'Orion' (Geranium): Large Blue Flowers; Geranium sanguineum 'Alpenglow' (Bloody Cranesbill); Geranium × oxonianum (Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium); Geranium × oxonianum 'Katherine Adele' (Cranesbill); Geranium versicolor: Pencilled Cranesbill; Geranium sanguineum 'Vision Light Pink': Bloody Cranesbill

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