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Geranium 'Blue Sunrise'



22nd August 2010


When I bought this I was hoping for carpets of yellow leaves and blue flowers. As you can see, I have got lime leaves and pinkish flowers. I was not expecting it to be especially vigorous, and it isn't. I have it planted in the herbaceous border where I hope it will provide some variation from the leaves of Hemerocallis, and fill in with some colour when the Daylilies are being dull (it happens).
A hybrid between G.wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety' and G. 'Ann Folkard', raised in Holland by Hans Kramer. It is becoming very popular among nurserymen because it is small, looks good in a pot and sounds good on a label. Time will tell if that is enough.

28th August 2015


It has persisted without ever becoming wonderful. Occasional yellow shoots in spring alert me to its presence and the blue flowers have a brief charm but it has never made a roaring clump of wonder.