




Aquilegia vulgaris

Filipendula vulgaris

Buglossoides purpurocaerulea

Sesleria caerulea

Agastache hybrida

Hyssopus officinalis

Lavatera olbia

Geranium cantabrigiense

Phlox amplifolia

Brunnera sibirica

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Phlox paniculata

Achillea millefolium

Geranium pratense

Geranium maculatum

Catananche caerulea

Hydrangea paniculata

Lavatera hybrida

Craspedia globosa

Betonica (Stachys) grandiflora

Coreopsis

Nepeta faassenii

Geum chiloense

Aster novi-belgii

Physostegia virginiana

Veronica longifolia

Deschampsia cespitosa
This perennial plant reliably livens up the cooler and shady places of your garden. It prefers partial shade to shade and will grow best in loamy, well-drained, and humous soil. When planning planting, expect the plant to reach a height of 30 to 50 centimeters. Plant the seedlings with a spacing of about seven to nine pieces per square meter, giving the plants enough space while eventually obtaining a continuous green undergrowth. In the case of growing on a balcony or terrace, a larger planter box with good drainage and quality soil will suffice. Growing in a planter box only requires more regular moisture checks, as the soil dries out faster here than in an open bed.
Care during the growing season is truly minimal, and the plant brings a number of great benefits to your garden:
Long blooming: From May to October, beautiful lilac and pinkish flowers constantly appear.
High resilience: The plant does not suffer from pests or diseases, growing perfectly healthy and vigorous throughout the season.
Attractiveness to pollinators: In shady spots, it becomes a natural magnet for bees and butterflies.
Low maintenance requirements: It does not need any support, complex fertilizing, or special watering. Knotted cranesbill needs average watering, so try to keep the soil reasonably moist, but never permanently waterlogged. To maintain an attractive appearance and encourage further blooming, you can continuously remove faded stems. A huge advantage of this species is its overall vitality. Even though the flowers are very fragile and are not suitable for drying or cutting, they will bring much-needed life and colors into shady corners.
Preparing for winter will not cost you any time at all with this long-lived perennial. Cranesbill boasts excellent frost resistance and safely survives frosts down to minus twenty-three degrees, which corresponds to climate zone 6a. It does not need any winter protection, textiles, or mulching. In spring, before sprouting, simply remove the dry leaves to keep the clump clean and breathable. Cranesbill gently self-seeds in a suitable location, naturally and seamlessly thickening the stand. Since the plant is edible and completely safe, you don't have to worry about growing it around small children or pets.
The information given is based on our experience, please use it as a guide only. Times may vary depending on the season, climate, location, sowing and transplanting dates and possibly also the conditions in the greenhouse/greenhouse. We always recommend testing how the plant performs in your conditions. Please do not take this as a guarantee.
See how the seedling looks over the course of a year.


Geranium hybrida

Geranium cantabrigiense

Geranium sanguineum

Geranium cantabrigiense

Geranium oxonianum

Geranium sanguineum

Geranium renardii

Geranium pratense

Geranium endressii

Geranium cantabrigiense

Geranium oxonianum

Geranium pratense

Geranium himalayense

Geranium sanguineum

Geranium himalayense

Geranium pratense

Geranium pratense

Geranium versicolor

Geranium sylvaticum

Geranium phaeum

Alchemilla mollis

Achillea millefolium

Verbena bonariensis

Salvia nemorosa

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Gaura lindheimeri

Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea pallida

Salvia nemorosa

Eryngium planum

Echinacea purpurea

Calamintha nepeta

Rudbeckia fulgida

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta

Gaura lindheimeri

Salvia nemorosa

Leucanthemum vulgare

Achillea millefolium

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Salvia nemorosa