Geranium incanum ‘Sugar Plum’

Sugar Plum Cranesbill

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Ground Covers / Perennials

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 6-12" x 18-36"

Natural Growth Habit: Low, Mounding, Spreading

Native To: Hybrid, South Africa

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Pink / Purple

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Drought Resistant / Erosion Control / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Intermountain Conditions / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1

Sunset Garden Zones: 14-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-10

A Bit More

Geranium incanum ‘Sugar Plum’ is an evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial with a mounding, trailing habit and featuring fine, deeply lobed, fern-like  green leaves and purple-pink saucer-shaped flowers. Evergreen in mild California climates and deciduous in colder climates. Uses include groundcover, rock garden, border, erosion control, container. Excellent in coastal landscapes. It has moderate to low water needs water needs; highly drought tolerant once established. Prefers loose, average, fast-draining soils; highly intolerant of soggy, waterlogged summer clay. Does best in full sun on the coast and partial shade inland. Deer-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to 20°F.

A Bit More

Geranium incanum ‘Sugar Plum’ is an evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial with a mounding, trailing habit and featuring fine, deeply lobed, fern-like  green leaves and purple-pink saucer-shaped flowers. Evergreen in mild California climates and deciduous in colder climates. Uses include groundcover, rock garden, border, erosion control, container. Excellent in coastal landscapes. It has moderate to low water needs water needs; highly drought tolerant once established. Prefers loose, average, fast-draining soils; highly intolerant of soggy, waterlogged summer clay. Does best in full sun on the coast and partial shade inland. Deer-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to 20°F.