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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Geranium traversii
Height: 0.1m;  Spread: 0.4m
Chatham Island geranium (Herb)
A perennial herb with kidney-shaped, blue-green, silvery-hued leaves mostly in a basal rosette.It varies greatly depending on local soil fertility and moisture. Flower colour purple, pink and white forms. Also known as G.traversii var. elegans.
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Lots of this pretty species peppered all around Fernglen Gardens. (15Nov2015)
Lots of this pretty species peppered around Fernglen Gardens. Whites and Pinks mostly. (15Nov2015)
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