Geranium 'Elke' is a stunning hardy perennial that brings vibrant color and texture to any landscape. This exceptional cranesbill variety features unique lilac-pink flowers with distinctive white edges and striking red veins. Perfect for wholesale customers seeking reliable, low-maintenance perennials that offer extended blooming periods and excellent adaptability across various garden settings.
A Versatile Garden Performer
Geranium 'Elke' delivers outstanding value and performance for your customers with its remarkable features:
- Produces masses of upward-facing, soft lilac-pink flowers with eye-catching white margins and red veining
- Forms a compact, mat-forming habit reaching 8-12 inches in height with a spread of 12-24 inches
- Features finely dissected, dark green foliage that transforms to bronzy-red in fall for multi-season interest
- Demonstrates excellent drought tolerance once established, reducing maintenance requirements
- Attracts beneficial pollinators including bees and butterflies while naturally resisting deer and rabbits
- Versatile application as ground cover, in rock gardens, as border edging, or underplanting for roses and shrubs
This exceptional perennial combines beauty with resilience, making it an ideal choice for landscapers and garden centers seeking reliable performers for their clients.
Planting and Growing Information
Geranium 'Elke' thrives in USDA hardiness zones 4-8, adapting well to various soil types including chalk, clay, loam, and sand. Plant in spring in well-drained soil, spacing plants 12-18 inches apart. Position in full sun to partial shade locations for optimal flowering. This long-blooming variety flowers from late spring through late summer, with potential for reblooming when spent flowers are removed. For best results, provide moderate moisture until established.
Order Your Premium Stock Today
Enhance your inventory with our premium Geranium 'Elke' bare root plants, available in convenient wholesale packages of 25 units. These high-quality specimens are ready to thrive in your customers' landscape projects or retail nursery. As a trusted supplier since 1925, DeVroomen delivers consistent quality and exceptional service exclusively to our trade customers. Place your order now to secure your stock of this sought-after perennial for spring shipping and satisfy the growing demand for versatile, low-maintenance garden performers.
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EAN code4962
- CatalogWholesale Growers
- Singular UnitBare Root
- Bloom Height8" / 20 cm
- Light RequirementsPartial Shade, Sun
- Bloom TimeEarly Summer - Fall
- SizeI
- Packaged in25
- Zone4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- UsesDeer Resistant
- Shipping Time FrameSpring