{"product_id":"boom-chocolatta-hardy-geranium-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Boom Chocolatta Hardy Geranium - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoom Chocolatta pairs dark, chocolate-bronze leaves with a crown of blue-purple flowers starting in early summer. The deep foliage color gives it interest all season, and it makes a strong contrast next to green or chartreuse plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis upright meadow cranesbill is vigorous and well shaped, reaching about two feet tall and wider. Bees visit steadily, and deer and rabbits tend to ignore it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaucer-shaped, five-petaled flowers about 1½ inches across in blue-purple with fine darker veins and a paler center, carried in clusters that cover the top of the plant. Leaves are deeply lobed and cut, palm-like, 4 to 6 inches across, in rich dark chocolate-bronze with a slight purple sheen. The plant is an upright, bushy clump 24 to 26 inches tall and 28 to 30 inches wide. At peak bloom in early summer the dark foliage mound is topped with a layer of blue-purple saucers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blue-purple flowers and dark bronze leaves blend with lavender's color while adding a heavier leaf texture, in a sunny spot with decent drainage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to part shade in average, well-drained soil with regular moisture. Hardy in zones 4 to 8. Cut the plant back after its main flush to tidy the foliage and encourage fresh leaves and a few more flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Geranium pratense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue-purple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark chocolate-bronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright, bushy clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24–26 in tall × 28–30 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Repeat Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723181424936,"sku":"GLLF-PER-A4923283-72","price":947.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/boom-chocolatta-hardy-geranium.jpg?v=1790865226","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/boom-chocolatta-hardy-geranium-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}