Plant in a well-drained soil in full sun. It is drought tolerant and cold hardy to about 20-25° F. An excellent plant for containers, rock garden or border edging.

Geranium harveyi comes from mountainous areas of Transkei and Western Cape, South Africa. It seems short lived but often reseeds in the garden.

The etymology of the genus name Geranium, and the family Geraniaceae, is derived from the Greek word, 'geranos' which means "crane" from the seed capsule's resemblance to beak of this bird. It is a large genus with over 430 species distributed throughout most of the world, except in lowland tropical areas. We grew this nice plant from 2000 until 2006. 

The information about Geranium harveyi that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.