This attractive perennial is producing attractive flower on the Herbaceous Beds.
The genus Geranium comprises over 300 species of annuals, biennials and perennials, which may be deciduous, semi-evergreen, evergreen or tuberous. They occur in a range of temperate habitats from lowland regions to mountain zones, though do not occur in wet conditions. This selection is a variety of the perennial meadow cranesbill, which occurs from Europe to the Himalaya. ‘Raina’ was collected by Dr Raina for Dr Peter Yeo, Taxonomist and Geranium specialist, here at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. It is an adaptable species, thriving in full sun or partial shade in a variety of soil types, and producing a succession of bloom.