Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'

True geraniums - not the big showy annuals (actually called Pelargoniums) - are fantastic plants that provide near-year-round interest in the garden. The foliage of the geraniums in our gardens remain green through November before turning the most beautiful shade of crimson in December. They are extremely easy to grow in average garden soil in full sun to part shade.

'Buxton's Variety' has been cultivated since the early 1900s and always comes true from seed. Large blue flowers with white centers crown the lightly mottled foliage from June through October. Graham Stewart Thomas describes this geranium as 'a pearl beyond price'.

Zones: 5 to 9
Family: Geraniaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 8 to 10 in.
Spread: 24 to 36 in.
Exposure: full sun to part-shade to light shade
Soil Conditions: average
Bloom Time: June to October
Bloom Color: China Blue With White Center
Native Range: the Himalayas