Geranium pseudosibiricum aka Geranium Pseudosibiricum

Geranium pseudosibiricum is known as hardy geranium. It is a perennial, a plant that lives for years. It belongs to the geranium family, Geraniaceae. The Royal Horticultural Society says it is not native to Britain or Ireland. The sources give no native range for this plant. The RHS marks its botanical name as unresolved. This means that source leaves a question about its name. Its entry gives few facts about the species itself.

Chicago Botanic Garden says the plant forms a mound. It can last for years in a garden planting. The profile gives no height or width at full size. It thus gives no firm guide to spacing or final size. Neither source describes its leaves, stems, or roots. The RHS gives a wider account of the genus. But those traits do not show this species’ leaf or flower form.

The flowers are purple and bloom from May to June. Chicago Botanic Garden lists this as the bloom time. Its record does not give flower size or scent. It says nothing about the fruit or seeds. The garden says the plant draws birds and butterflies. It does not say which parts draw these visitors. These notes do not show how pollination takes place.

Chicago Botanic Garden lists full sun and USDA zones 4–7. Its water record calls for a moderate amount of water. The sources do not state soil texture, drainage, or pH. They give no basis to judge how it copes with drought. The supplied RHS entry gives no UK hardiness rating. The Chicago profile is an archived record from before February 2022. The garden says it no longer updates this entry.

The listed uses are beds, borders, and groundcover. They also include growing it as a specimen plant. Its mound shape suits the uses in that profile. Chicago Botanic Garden also lists it as deer resistant. That claim does not mean deer will never eat it. Neither source names pests or diseases for this species. Neither gives proof of edible parts or uses as medicine. They give no facts about this species’ toxicity, or risk of harm from poison. These gaps do not show that the plant is safe to eat.