Geranium pratense 'Hocus Pocus' ®

Geranium pratense ’Hocus Pocus’ was introduced to the world gardening market in 2003. It was developed by the Dutch hybridiser Marco van Noort at his nursery in Warmond, from select seedlings of ’Purple Hazel’.
The subtle light purple flowers with white centers & black anthers are larger than for other dark-leafed Meadow Crane’s-bills, up to two inches, extremely numerous.

Bloom season:
’Hocus Pocus’ starts to flower either late May or in June & lasting throughout the summer.

Size:
40 cm/ 16 inches tall. This cultivar is more compact than the species & will often remain well under two feet by two feet. The leaves are chocolately purple-black in spring, with bronzy hightlights, adding deep sea-green to the center of the leaves in summer while leaf edges remain dark, for a two-tone appearance.

Location:
The large deep-cut leaves & their dark bicolor makes â€™Hocus Pocus’ an attractive accent even when not in flower. This Cranesbill erupts late enough in spring that winter’s end & very early spring daffodils, muscaris, chionodoxa, scilla, or crocuses can be planted in the same area, with ’Hocus Pocus’ filling in the area when the flowering bulbs are done.

Culture:
Can be planted in any reasonable soil, which is well drained. USDA Hardiness zones 3-8.

Availability:
Tissue culture.