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Tiny Monster Geranium

Geranium x 'Tiny Monster'

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Plant Profile & Growing Essentials

Cold hardy, Low Maintenance, Groundcover, Flowering, Slopes/Erosion Control, Deer-resistant, Drought resistant, Attracts pollinators, and Container Friendly

Specifications

  • Botanical Name
    Geranium x 'Tiny Monster'
  • Height
    1 ft
  • Width
    1-3 ft
  • Growing Zones
    4-11
  • Sunlight
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
  • Growth Rate
    Fast
  • Flower Color
    • Purple
    • Red
    • Pink
  • Leaf Color
    • Green
  • Fall Color
    Bronzy Red & Purple
  • Pollinator Friendly
    Yes
  • Bloom Period
    Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Late Fall

Planting & Care Instructions

Where to Plant

  • Sunlight: This hardy geranium thrives in full sun to partial shade, requiring at least 6 hours of direct light for the best flowering. While it handles shade well, more sun results in a tighter, mounded shape and a more prolific "blanket" of magenta blooms.
  • Soil: It prefers well-drained soil that doesn't stay soggy, as "wet feet" can lead to root rot. If you have heavy clay, mix in some organic compost to improve drainage, or plant it in a slight mound to help excess water move away from the crown.

Watering Requirements

For the first growing season, water deeply twice a week to help the roots establish a firm footprint in your garden. Once mature, Tiny Monster is remarkably drought tolerant and can handle dry spells, though consistent moisture keeps the foliage lush and prevents the leaf edges from crisping. If the plant begins to look sparse or stops blooming in midsummer, a deep soak usually triggers a fresh flush of growth.

Pruning Tips

This variety blooms primarily on new wood produced during the current growing season. In midsummer, after the first heavy wave of flowers fades, you can shear the entire plant back by half its height to rejuvenate the foliage and encourage a second round of blooms. Think of it like a haircut that removes tired ends; it keeps the plant from becoming "leggy" or opening up in the center.

Fertilizer Needs

Apply a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in early spring as new green growth begins to emerge from the ground. Avoid using high-nitrogen fertilizers late in the summer, as this encourages tender new growth that won't have time to harden off before the first frost. Over-fertilizing can also lead to excessive leaf production at the expense of those iconic purple flowers.

Petite and powerful, the Tiny Monster Geranium (Geranium x 'Tiny Monster') is an incredible perennial groundcover for gardens that need fast-growing, wide-spreading coverage, radiant violet-magenta flowers, and a tenacity to thrive in some of the harshest conditions your landscape can throw their way!

Featuring deeply-loped 6-12 inch tall mats of creeping bright green foliage mounds that smother themselves in delicate fuschia blossoms veined in red veining, this remarkable perennial constant blooms throughout the summer ensure reliable color! and the foliage's red to purple-bronze hues in the late season bring some autumn interest to the landscape.

Tiny Monster is a veritable powerhouse of artistry and utility. It's a fast-growing, productive perennial that is sure to produce years of durable beauty for your garden. Incredibly hardy throughout a wide range of climates and conditions throughout USDA planting zones 4 to 11, there is little that stops this cute little monster!

Need more of a reason to embrace this little rascal? Rabbits will leave it alone and Geranium are not high on deer nibble lists! But butterflies will love you for planting these in your garden, and it is tolerant of a variety of soils and generally pest and disease-resistant! Plus, the flowers are sterile and won't self-seed and the creeping roots won't get into trouble elsewhere in the garden!d

Planting and Application:

Also known as Cranesbill, the long-lasting blooms are a butterfly and bee favorite, adding brilliant hot pinky-purple color to your front of the garden borders, lining pathway and stairway sides, and edging landscaping beds in long-lasting beautiful color!

Spreading by underground fleshy roots, these mounds of cut-leaf greenery can cover 30-40 inches of area in a hurry! Loving the sun, heat, and humidity, this hybrid Geranium is a must-have for facer plantings, edging, and coverage that rambles beautifully and fully to block weeds, act as living mulch, and add that special finishing touch to the garden design.

Never monsters in the destructive sense, these Perennial Geraniums won't get into trouble by climbing into shrubs or smothering smaller perennials, so plant them between your other plants without worry! Use them as summer cover for your spring bulb garden, giving these more delicate ephemerals a lush leafy place to escape from the hot summer sun.

In a more utilitarian sense, Groundcover Cranesbill are ideal erosion control perennials, stabilizing soil in hot, dry, sunny banks, and slopes, and transforming a hard-to-mow hillside into a cheerful display! Let Tiny Monster drape itself over rocks and boulders in the Rock Garden or over the tops of retaining walls.

Commercial landscapers take note of this hard-working little perennial! Fill that harsh strip of ground along sidewalks and driveways, in Xeric Gardens, that hell strip along the road, or create mass drifts of pink and green where parched sun-drenched poor soil once lay!

Add some low-growing flowering accents to Cottage Gardens, Pollinator Borders, and mixed Perennial gardens without any work once Tiny Monster is established. The foliage looks great in floral design, and these brilliant spillers will add a decorative touch to mixed containers or act as fillers and living mulch around a tall tree or shrub in a specimen planter!

  • Bright Fuschia Pink Blooms With Red Veins
  • Bright Green Deeply-Lobed Foliage Mounds
  • Spreading, Creeping Groundcover, Spiller & Garden Filler
  • Pollinator Friendly Blossoms All Summer Long!
  • Groundcover, Edging, Low-Growing Accents, En Masse & Containers

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Tiny Monster Geraniums are fantastically easy-to-grow herbaceous perennials! They need full sun to do their very best and have the most flowers, but gardeners in hotter climates may find their Cranesbill do better in some afternoon shade to part shade locations. Tolerant of any kind of well-drained soil, provide new installations with regular water access. But once established, Tiny Monster will rarely need supplemental moisture except during extended drought.

No need to deadhead your Tiny Monster, simply trim up the mounds in the early spring before new growth emerges. You can divide or separate the clumps easily every 3-5 years and spread these perennials elsewhere in your landscape! All plants appreciate being planted with Nature Hills Root Booster, and an application of 3-4 inches of arborist bark chips around their root zone to retain moisture, insulate, and add a finishing touch.

  • Full Sun & Partial Shade In Hotter Growing Zones
  • Tolerates Any Well-Drained Soil
  • Moderate to Very Low Moisture Needs
  • Prune Early Spring
  • Resistant to Juglone, Rabbits, Pests, Diseases, Heat, Cold & Humidity!

Let this Tiny Monster Geranium loose in your landscape and then kick back and relax! For a flowering groundcover that has it all, hurry and order this black-thumb-proof perennial today at Nature Hills Nursery!

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