Geranium Incanum Carpet Geranium

Geranium incanum is perhaps the most commonly cultivated true geranium in south africa and is an outstanding and reliable garden or container plant in mild climates.

Geranium incanum carpet geranium.

It is also equally useful in mixed borders pots or hanging baskets. Incanum is a bushy clump forming species with semi evergreen finely divided aromatic leaves. Geranium incanum to be truthful is a weed but a pretty one. Plant database entry for carpet geranium geranium incanum with 10 images one comment and 18 data details.

Some concern about weedy plants escaping so if your garden is near wildlands maybe this isn t the best choice. Geranium incanum is a prolific seed producer and the carpet geranium will show up in the darndest places driveway cracks etc. It is endemic to a narrow coastal stretch in the mainly winter rainfall zone of the southern and eastern cape extending from the cape peninsula in the west to port alfred in the. The carpet geranium can be used very effectively on banks or as a colourful border plant it is also very attractive when allowed to trail over retaining walls or garden pathways and steps.

Geranium incanum is easily propagated from both seed and cuttings. Selected forms such. Cut to the ground every other year to tidy up the clumps. Trim plants after bloom flush to prevent seeding.