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Early summer blooms; gorgeous foliage all season.

comments (5) June 29th, 2009 in gallery

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purple early summer blooms; gorgeous green leaves with two purple smudges near the center of every leaf. Leaves look (somewhat) like sugar maple leaves in shape.

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Judytherainbow writes: I go with geranium phaeum. I have many of them in my gardens. Posted: 8:45 pm on May 30th
Cubkin writes: This is a Callirhoe involucrata – Winecups or Poppy Mallow. Grows low to the ground, spreads readily and blooms all summer. Posted: 5:25 pm on July 19th
monaleal writes: Is this a vine.It looks like vine in Texas( wild) I am not sure of the name Posted: 9:00 pm on June 29th
noniecat writes: This looks like the perennial geranium or cranesbill
'phaeum'. In my zone 6 garden in Toronto, on. she is quite
exuberant and spreads herself widely. I've just had to cut her back....she likes to take over. Posted: 6:08 pm on June 29th
PlantGeek writes: Looks like you have geranium phaeum. Posted: 5:55 pm on June 29th
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