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 displayed on this page about Geranium harveyi is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.