Hardy Geraniums

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    Good morning as you all know recently I transplanted some hardy Geraniums,now my question is do I cut the tops off now or wait until the Spring,thank you:)

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    Morning WO....no, the foliage will die down naturally :)
     
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      Morning @Verdun my friend many thanks:smile:
       
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      You are welcome WO :)....now off and it is pouring with rain :gaah:
       
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        I only give mine a chop after they have finished their Spring flush; that way, they give a second flush later in the season - which just happens to be right now in my area :thumbsup:

        One of mine doesn't completely die back over winter; the other one I have (from Shineyland) does. Which type do you have woo?
         
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          No. Never have, never will chop them after they finish their Spring Flush. your missing out on a wonderful effect from them . Mine stay up nice, and mound and in the fall the leaves change slowly to a lovely tint of red, then as the snow its around, they do not die down at all, but stay looking good peaking through the snow.
           
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            Good morning @"M" my friend well I don't really know,as I got them from an elderly gentleman when I knocked at his door and asked if he wanted his front garden full of hardy geraniums thinned out and he said I could take as many as I wanted,so kind of him,all I know is that they have a small pink flower:smile:

            ps I did want blue ones (Rozanne/Johnson's blue)but they were so expensive as plug plants so I decided to ask this gentleman when I walked past his garden:smile:
             
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              They will vary considerably in their vigour, spread and flowering WO. Next summer you will prob be able to identify them :)
              Here they range from 2.5 metres wide (rozanne and Ann Folkhard) to small mounds (black beauty) :rasp:
               
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