| Description | Geranium Johnson's Blue is a medium tall, medium spreading plant for the full sun to semi-shade areas of the garden. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun to semi-shaded |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | An abundance of clear violet blue 1 1/2 to 2 inch flowers. Starts end of May to early June and blooms until the first week in July. The plant doesn't produce seed and the flower inflorescence continues to grow making the plant untidy. |
| Fruit | distinctive beaked seed capsules, hence the common name of crane’s bill (geranium in Greek means crane |
| Leaves | Dark green, finely toothed lobed leaves. |
| Dimensions | 18-24" tall by 24-30" spread |
| Maintenance | Of all of the Geraniums that I have grown this seems to open up and fall apart the most. After flowering cut back hard to encourage a new flush of growth. |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | A hybrid cross between G. himalayense and G. pratense. Named after AT Johnson. |
| Misc Facts | Although this plant has a good flush of flowers, it gets very untidy after the bloom period. If you can live with this fact and are willing to cut it back, it is a good plant. |
| Author's Notes | When I had my nursery I remember this was a "hot" new plant and I paid an absorbent amount for the divisions. Now has been superseded by many new cultivars. Still growing in my garden for over 25 years. |
| Notes & Reference | #231- The Gardeners Guide to Growing Hardy Geraniums (Trevor Bath, Joy Jones) |
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